Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Shkodër, Albania

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 11 m
Descend 17 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: Prenk Cali Monument

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Prenk Cali Monument

Prek Cali was an Albanian bajraktar ("standard-bearer") of Vermosh, part of the Kelmendi tribe of northern Albania. He was a veteran of the Albanian rebellions and the Balkan Wars. He was killed in 1945 by the Partisans.

Wikipedia: Prek Cali (EN)

1193 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 2: Teatri Migjeni

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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: Migjeni Theatre (EN)

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Historic Museum of Shkodër

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The Museum of History of Shkodra has started to be organized in 1947, but took full form in 1949. He was placed in the city centre, in a monumental building of the 19th century, whose values he added to the "Clock Tower" attached to him. The museum was originally established on the basis of the collections of the old 19th and 19th-century 19th century, as well as from collections of Shkodran families. They then came to be added through donations, purchases, occasional finds and archaeological excavations.

Wikipedia: Muzeu Historik i Shkodrës (SQ)

513 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Deshmoret e 2 Prillit

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Deshmoret e 2 Prillit

Protests against the dictatorial regime of Enverist communists on April 2, 1991, killed four young students in the center of Shkodra. The announcement of protests across Albania reached the peak in the north capital, from where the resistance of students and local population was openly demonstrated to overthrow the regime. The murder of young people mourned not only Shkodra, but all Albania, after being taken four innocent lives, four youth lives, Arben Broci, Bujar Bishanaku, Nazmi Kryeziu and Besnik Ceka, who became martyrs of democracy to lead the nation's honor.

Wikipedia: Dëshmorët e Demokracisë (SQ)

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

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