Tour 4
Shkodra is one of the oldest cities in
Albania, founded in the fourth century
B.C. as an important center of Illyrian
society. Shkodra’s primary tourist attraction
is the Rozafa Castle, which overlooks the
city from a hill in the west. The area is
also marked by the convergence of three
rivers: the Drini, Buna, and Kiri. A few
kilometers south of Shkodra is the city
of Lezha, another extraordinary old city.
The Memorial of the Grave of Skanderbeg
is striking and not to be missed. He was
buried in the Cathedral of Shën Kolli in
Lezha in 1468.
