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At first glance, Shkodra seems a low-key city for tourists. You can aimlessly wander around the historical streets between the Colosseo hotel and the Cathedral, or visit the busy shopping streets near the football stadium. But people in the know can track down interesting sights such as the hard-to-find Marubi Photo Collection, the beautiful Ottoman-era house with the Historical Museum and the quirky old Turkish bathhouse. The top must-see sight in town, of course, is Rozafa Castle.
Click here for our features on the
Marubi Photo Collection and
Rozafa Castle.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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One of Shkodra's most interesting success stories is the Venice Art mask factory. Founded by Edmond Angoni, a local who lived in Italy, it employs 60 people
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A visit to the magnificent Mes bridge, 6km north of the city, is easily done from Shkodra. This is the largest and best-preserved Ottoman bridge in
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Read the feature about the Marubi collection here:
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A visit to the magnificent Mes bridge, 6km north of the city, is easily done from Shkodra. This is the largest and best-preserved Ottoman bridge in
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I second Rob's comments. It's a singular experience to go and see where and how these masks are produced, and then to think about how, if you're buying papier mache masks in Venice, they were probably made here.[...]
The mask factory is one of the coolest things to see in Shkodra. I lived there for two years and made it a point to bring visitors. The masks are the ones like in "Eyes Wide Shut" and the director is super nice, showing people around personally and [...]
Very nice.[...]
This information is wrong. This Mosque is Built by Sheikh Zamil Abdullah Al Zamil and it is still maintained by Al Zamil Family. Please note that no other people contributed for builting or maintenainng this mosque since it was built in 1995. we als[...]