Voskopoja
Voskopoja was historically one
of the most important Balkan
centers, dating back to 1330. It
reached its golden age in 1794,
with a population number-
ing 30,000 and contacts with
Leipzig, Budapest, Venice, and
Vienna. The city was also home
to 27 churches, an academy, a
library, and the first printing
house in the Balkans (in 1720).
Pay a visit to the Monastery
of Shën Prodhomi, Church of
Shën Kolli (1721), Church of
Shën Thanasi, Church “Fjetja
e Shën Marisë” and the Church
of Shën Ilia, which houses
pictures of famous Albanian
iconographers, such as Da-
vid Selenicasi and the Zografi
brothers from Korça, who also
worked in the Saint Mountain
of Athos, in Halkidiki, Greece.
In addition to its invigorat-
ing climate and pine-filled air,
Voskopoja offers comfortable
hotels and private houses for
family tourism as well as a
natural ski-run for skiing en-
thusiasts.
