The Black River Canyon is one of the most interesting canyons in the area of Fushe-Kruje. It is located near the village of Nikel and the bottom of this canyon leads to the Boville reservoir. The water flow of the river is rapid, so it formed the canyon. It originates from the National Park of Qafshtame and cuts through Kruje Mountain and Gamit Mountain, forming a magnificent canyon with a length of 3 km. Along the canyon you will find some of...
Skrapar can also be called the circle of magnificent canyons. There are two large canyons, both natural monuments, among them the Osum canyon, the largest in all of Albania, which has rightly been called the “Colorado of Albania”. The Osum canyons have a length of 26 km and are located 450 m above sea level. They are thought to have been formed 2-3 million years ago by the erosion of water penetrating deep into the earth. Throughout the gorge there are many...
The canyons of Nivica are a natural wealth of mountain tourism in the south of Albania. They start at the head of the village of Nivicë and have a total length of about 7 km. The canyons expand towards the village of Lekdush, below it. The narrowest part of the canyons lies below the village of Nivicë with a length of about 3 km. The flow of water has created water baths, waterfalls and interesting caves, such as sky caves. Lovers of nature...
These wonderful canyons are located along the course of the Erzen River and are only 20 km from Tirana. The Erzen river has a length of 108 km. It flows through a rocky terrain and over the centuries has created spectacular canyons. The canyons are filled with tubs, cataracts, boulders and straits of all shapes. Somewhere in the middle of the canyons are three beautiful springs. Two of the springs have water with sulfur minerals. This causes the water to take on...
It was 1938, when the “Great Mosque” or “New Mosque” was inaugurated in Durrës, which at that time was the largest mosque in the Balkans after the mosques of Turkey. The architects of the project were Italian and it was their choice that the architecture respects the Islamic tradition on the one hand, but on the other side integrates the typical ancient columns that honor the past of Durrës. With the beginning of the communist dictatorship, in 1967 the mosque was closed...
One of the most important monuments of the city of Durrës is the Fatih mosque, the oldest object of Islamic worship in this city and the third oldest mosque in Albania, after Berat and Korça. It was built in 1502-1503 on the ruins of a basilica. This mosque stands out for its colors, architecture, and interior decorations. From the ruins of the basilica on which it was built, a few brick walls have been preserved, partly the northern arcade and the western...
E’them Bey Mosque has been a cultural monument of the first category since 1949 and is the only one among the 18th-19th century mosques built in Tirana that has survived the devastating storm of the communist regime on cult objects. Despite the time, the mosque still retains the splendor of an attractive building. Its specialty lies in the decorations, where 700 square meters are all painted by free hand. The building has been preserved to this day in its original state, without...
The Museum of the Albanian Stamp was established in Tirana to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the creation of the first Albanian stamp in May 1913. This stamp is kept in this museum along with parts of collections featuring 2,850 types of stamps issued in Albania from 600 different series. Here is also the first stamp printed in Albania in 1957. The post office is one of the oldest Albanian institutions, so in this museum we have on display old postal objects,...
Petrelë Castle rises on a rocky hill in the southeast of the plain of Tirana, in the administrative territory of Petrelë municipality. It is a medieval fortress built in the time of Byzantium. Raised on a rather steep terrain, from where you can see all of Tirana. It was one of the forts in the most strategic position for Gjergj Kastrioti, as it controlled one of the main arteries of movement, Egnatia Street. In this period, the castle was commanded by Skenderbeu’s...
Preza Castle is located in the northeast of Tirana, just a few kilometers from “Mother Teresa” airport. It is a typical medieval castle. It had its greatest flourishing in the 15th century, but various data have led specialists to think that it must have been built from there in the 13th – 14th centuries. She belonged to the Topiaj feudal family. The castle is shaped like an irregular pentagon with round towers at four of its corners and a rectangular tower...
