Guide to Albania
Must See Albania
In association with:
Shkodra (also Shkodër and, in Italian, Scutari) is one of the oldest cities in Europe and the traditional centre of the Gheg cultural region. In 500BC an Illyrian fortress was already guarding the crossing west of the city where the Buna and Drin rivers meet. The road to Kosovo also begins here.
Shkodra's skyline is dominated by the new and impressive Sheik Zamil Abdullah Al-Zamil Mosque. Next to that you will find the Muzeo Popullor, which exhibits recent paintings and historic photos and has an impressive archaeological collection.
Shkodra was also the most influential Catholic city in Albania, and the impressive Franciscan Church on Rruga Ndre Mjeda is now a church again after serving as an auditorium during Albania's official period of atheism.