Approaching Shkoder, the ruins of the Rozafa Castle, on a 130 m height hill, attract you immediately. The castle is important for the Albanian history, as it was once the capital of the Illyric kingdom. This castle is connected with … Continue reading
Skhoder or Scutari in Italian (meaning ‘those who make shields’) is a little town (90000 inhabitants) in the North-Western Albania, where river Buna meets Drini. It started as an Illyrian fortress, then changed hands between Romans, Serbians, Byzantins, Ottomans … Continue reading
Just a break from Albania today. In my hometown, a newly restored zone called ‘The Bastion’ has been opened for the public recently. As yesterday was a very nice day, I took my camera and went there to take some … Continue reading
Bar was founded by the slavs in the VIIth century, and dominated by Byzant till the half of the XVth century. The first written mention goes back to the XI century, when it was called Antibareos. In 1077 they had … Continue reading
There are aprox. 70 km from Ulcinj to Cetinje, on a mountainous road, going up and down and offering nice views toward the Skadar Lake (at the beginning) and the Adriatic See, afterward. Unfortunately, like almost everywhere in Montenegro, there … Continue reading
Toward the end of the Velika Plaz, there is a place famous in Europe, named Ada Bojana. It is famous due to the big nudists’ beach, on a little artifial island created between the two arms of the Buna River. … Continue reading
Ulcinj has 33 km coastline of which 18 km are beaches: sandy, with pebbles, rocky. One for everybody. We visited only five of them and I show you now photos from there. The Great Beach (Velika Plaz) has 12 km … Continue reading
I saw the Old Town when I went on the terrace, at our accommodation in Ulcinj. It was right there, under our nose! So, we went to visit. We arrived there when the sun begun to descend. Nice views are … Continue reading
I have choosed to spend one week in Ulcinj motivated by the fact that it is near the Albanian border and I continued the journey there, and second, I imagined there will be not so many people as in Budva … Continue reading
La intoarcerea de la Seul, am avut la dispozitie o jumatate de zi in Budapesta, asa ca m-am dus sa vad Szentendre, un mic orasel din apropiere, devenit un loc al boemei artistice a capitalei si al turistilor, mai ales … Continue reading