Top Things to do in Shkoder
What to do and see in Shkoder, Shkoder County: The Best Free Things to do
Discover the best top things to do in Shkoder, Albania including Venice Art Mask Factory, Rental Car Shkodra, Mesi Bridge, Shkodra Lake, St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral (Shkoder Cathedral), Ebu Bekr Mosque, Monument to Mother Teresa, Rruga Kole Idromeno (улица Коль Идромено), Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity.
Restaurants in Shkoder
1. Venice Art Mask Factory
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 124 reviews
Venice Art Showroom Exclusive production of baroque hand crafted luxury Venetian masks in paper mache and ceramic. Decorated with first choice materials like authentic plume feathers, gold and silver leaf, Swarovski crystals and pearls for Carnival, masquerade balls, masked events, theatre, weddings and home decoration.
Reviewed By elliwebb - Port Arthur, United States
Amazing masks there. I love the one I bought there when I went on holidays to Albania. Great selection of lovely hand-made Venetian masks. And they care so much about the quality of their work that if the mask has a bit of damage from being on display, they won’t sell it to you. They will only sell it if it’s in perfect conditions. That’s how much they care.
2. Rental Car Shkodra
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 31 reviews
Rental Car Shkodra is a local rental company based in Shkoder, Albania, located in the center of Shkodra city, which can be reached in 5 minutes from every corner of the city. This company provide service in other city in Albania and Montenegro like : pick up and drop off service in Tirana airport, Podgorica and Tivat airport, Durres port and many more places in this tow country! Our company includes a wide choice of vehicles: small, medium and big cars, mini vans and 4x4 vehicles, whith manual and automatic transmission. Other services that our company provide: - Apartments for rent (In the centre of Shkodra); - Towing service available 24/7; - Driver service for Albania and Montenegro, etc. - Costumer service 24/7; - Long and short term rentals.
Reviewed By 439ruthyd
When we first arrived in Albania we weren't expecting to stay for as long as we did. We initially rented a car for two weeks, then ended up extending the lease a couple more times for two months total. The car was in excellent condition and was very comfortable. We went everywhere with this car with no issues at all! =D Bledi, the owner, was super easy to work with every time, courteous, responsive, and very professional. He and the staff were so nice that they even offered to take us to the airport at no extra charge. We highly recommend this car rental company to everyone visiting Albania. You won't be disappointed!
3. Mesi Bridge
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By WITYTRAVELS
When we were doing research we saw some people could walk under the middle arch and that the ground below the bridge was dry. Thankfully when we went the river was flowing. The water was blue and clear; like the water in the Mexico. This was surprising because most of the water we saw in the rivers around Tirana were much darker. Our guess as to why it dries out sometimes is because the river is created from melting snow from the Albanian Alps. Others may have visited in the Summer when there is no ice or snow to melt and create the river. We visited in Mid February and the mountains at the time definitely were covered in snow. This is such a great location, we even saw a couple taking their post-ceremony wedding pictures out here. It gave us even more entertainment as we ate our packed lunch and looked out over the ancient bridge and snow-capped mountains. When we were done experiencing the area we headed back to Shkodër. We did not reach the daily threshold on our bike rental (we only had the bikes about 3.5 hours) so the shop owner gave us the hourly price and returned our license with no problems.
4. Shkodra Lake
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 260 reviews
Reviewed By WITYTRAVELS
You can't get a proper view of Lake Shkodër from the city, so it is best to make your way out of town to Shiroka / Shirokë. Lake Shkodër is not only the largest lake in the Balkans, it is the largest lake in all of Southern Europe. The lake is on the border between Albania and Montenegro. This route is better by bike and best by car, but we decided to visit on foot. Since we also visited Rozafa castle in the same day, we figured we would not be able to use the bikes there, so we could just get all of our steps in for the day. I think walking all the way from Shkodër to Shirokë and walking around Rozafa Castle added up to 11 miles on foot for the day. The walk from the Castle to Shiroka was long but really nice. The goal was to get to a large opening of the lake, but the entire route was along the water. The Buna River flows into Lake Shkodër so you will walk along water the entire time. There is a large sidewalk to keep you safe and off of the street and there is plenty of room for pedestrians and for bikes.
5. St Stephen's Catholic Cathedral (Shkoder Cathedral)
6. Ebu Bekr Mosque
7. Monument to Mother Teresa
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By acnelson527 - Posen, United States
Beautiful monument erected for Saint Mother Teresa. It is in the Center near Ebu Bekr Mosque. The people pay homeage to this wonderful person by leaving flowers.
8. Rruga Kole Idromeno (улица Коль Идромено)
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By brikenash - Barcelona, Spain
Is very interesting to see a lot of people with bikes. We went there in evening and the new year atmosphere was nice . A lot of bars and shops. Shkodra is a very beautiful city.
