Rozafa fortress above Shkoder

APR 19 2025

Rozafa fortress above Shkoder

Rozafa stands on the ridge where the Buna and Drin meet, an Illyrian stronghold rebuilt by Venice and the Ottomans. The legend of the woman walled into its foundations is one of the best known Albanian stories.

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