This tour recognizes you with the northwestern area of Albania, where the main city is Shkodra, known as the “capital of the north”. Shkodra is one of the oldest cities in Albania. One of the main points of the city is the Rozafa fortress, which rises above a rocky hill to the west of the city, surrounded by the waters of three rivers: Drin, Buna and Kiri. Here you can visit the Historical Museum, the Marubi Photography as well as the Venetian architecture neighborhoods of Gjuhadoli and Serreq. Near Shkodra, the lake of Shkodra (the biggest lake of the Balkan peninsula), with the points of Shiroka and Zogaj. Shkodra can serve as a base for visiting such natural facilities as Franc Joseph’s island at the Buna estuary and the sandy beach of Velipoja. A few kilometers south of Shkodra lies the city of Lezha. The main objects to be visited in the city of Lezha are: Skenderbeu burial memorial, which was buried in St. Koll cathedral in Lezha in 1468, as well as the castle over the city. The coast of Lezha offers you the sandy beach of Shengjin and the important natural ecosystem of the Kune-Vaini lagoons in the Drini estuary. Another interesting ecosystem is the Patoku lagoon and Mat’s mouth.
