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• Shkodra City Songs

  The people of Shkodra have the reputation of being good-humoured, tolerant and happy, and perhaps this all has led to the wonderful local songwriting tradition....

• Lake Shkodra

  The massive lake just west of Shkodra, 60% of which is in Montenegro, is well worth a trip. Along the rugged western shore there are a few beaches and coves for swimming in fresh water, and the rustic villages of Shiroke and especially Zogaj still seem stuck in a different time....

• Rozafa Castle

  Crowning the 113m-high hill towering above the confluence of the Buna and Drini rivers, Shkodra's impressive top sight is the pride of the locals....

• Buna Delta

  Nature lovers or those just looking for a pleasant walk in some cool forests can head straight from the beach into the Buna Delta reservation, between Velipoja and the Buna River which forms the Montenegrin border here....

• Marubi Photo Collection

  With 250,000 negatives covering every major event in Northern Albania between 1858 and 1959, this is one of Europe's most valuable photo collections....

• Velipoja beach

  On summer weekends it seems the whole city smacks on sunscreen and flops on the wide sandy beach at Velipoja, 34km west of Shkodra....

• Shkodra poetry

  As the centre of Albanian cultural life, Shkodra has attracted and inspired many writers and poets. The most famous local poet was Migjeni, although others include Filip Shiroka and Gazmend Krasniqi, all of whom are featured here with some poems....