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Guided tour in Kruja Castle, Museum of Scanderbeg and Medieval Bazaar. Admire the beauties of Rivers Drin, Kir and Buna from Rozafa castle. Short pause in Shkodra promenade and Lake of Shkodra.

Highlights

• Customers will learn about the history of Albania from antiquity to medieval era
• Tour includes free time by the lake and scenic views of rivers and the cities
• Tour includes two of the most important cities in Albanian history

Description

We leave from Tirana to Kruja at 08:30 and the drive lasts for about 45 minutes. The visit to Kruja begins with a visit to the Kruja Fortress which also houses a museum dedicated to the national hero of the nation George Castrioti - Scanderbeg where you will learn about the Albanian resistance against the Ottoman Empire, end of XIV century beginning of XV century in. After the castle the tour continues to the medieval bazaar near the castle where the visit to Kruja is concluded and we leave for Shkodra. The city of Shkodra is about 75 km North of Kruja and is considered the capital of northern Albania. Shkodra was for 80 years the capital of ancient Illyria (3rd century BC). First stop is at the Castle of Shkodra (Rozafa) where you will learn about the history of the city and admire a spectacular 360o panorama overlooking the Rivers of Drin, Kir and Buna and the Lake of Shkodra. After the castle we will visit the historical part of the city, the Grand Cathedral and the recently renovated pedestrian area of the city where Venetian architecture intertwines with the Austrian one. “Marubi”, the National Museum of Photography, which preserves a selection of photographs taken in the second half of the 19th century until the end of the 1900s, is located in the pedestrian area.

Includes

Guided Tour of: Kruja castle Scanderbeg Museum Old Bazaar Rozafa Castle Shkodra city tour Transfer from Tirana to Shkodra, Kruja and back

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