Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Shkodër, Albania

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 17 m
Descend 16 m

Explore Shkodër in Albania with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in ShkodërIndividual Sights in Shkodër

Sight 1: Hamami i Shkodrës

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Shkodër, historically known as Scodra or Scutari, is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodra has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age, and it has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkodër and the foothills of the Albanian Alps on the banks of Buna, Drin and Kir. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with continental influences.

Wikipedia: Shkodër (EN)

1070 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Ebu Beker Mosque

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The Ebu Bekër Mosque, also known as the New Fushë Çela Mosque and sometimes referred to simply as Xhamia e Madhe, is a mosque in Shkodër City, Shkodër County, Albania.

Wikipedia: Ebu Beker Mosque (EN)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Franciscan Church

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The Franciscan Church of Shkodër is a Franciscan church in the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania, built in 1905.

Wikipedia: Franciscan Church of Shkodër (EN)

527 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Shkodër Cathedral

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St Stephen's Catholic Church, also known as Shkodër Cathedral, is a cathedral in the city of Shkodër in northwestern Albania. The Roman Catholic cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen.

Wikipedia: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Shkodër (EN), Website

411 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: Monument Kulture - Familja Çeka

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One of the oldest families of the city of Kumanoline, where its first were large landowners and then dealt with trade, economy and politics, is also the Czecha (Suma) family.

Wikipedia: Çekajt (SQ)

200 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Pashko Vasa Museum

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Pashko Vasa Museum

Pashko Vasa, known as Vaso Pasha or Wassa Pasha, was an Albanian writer, poet and publicist of the Albanian National Awakening, and Ottoman mutasarrif of Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate from 1882 until his death.

Wikipedia: Pashko Vasa (EN)

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