Molla e Shoshit Village Aug 28, 2020 | Destinations, Destinations in Shala River Molla e Shoshit Village Hiking Trail From this place you can see Leka’s Stone (Leke Dukagjini) on the opposite slope in the vicinity, Svina and Berisha villages of Puka region by the lake of Koman, other villages of Shoshi, Shoshi Mountain, and even the peaks of Thethi’s mountains. Hiking trail to Molla e Shoshit For the more passionates of the hiking, the village Molla e Shoshi is one of the attractions you can visit while you are staying at Shala River, near Blini i Guri i Lekes. Molla e Shoshit is a small village located on a small plateau at an altitude of about 600 mt. above sea level, or a difference in the level of about 350 mt from the Shala River. Starting from one of the guesthouses located in Shala River, this itinerary takes 1.5 hours of hiking between forests and mountain slopes, enjoying and exploring the surrounding nature. God has blessed this place with rich flora and fauna. If you are lucky you may notice wild goats too. In the vicinity of the village, at its entrance, there is a water source, a natural spring where you can rest and refill with water. A walk in the small valley that characterizes the terrain of this village will make people go back in time, understand the difficulties of an isolated life that the inhabitants lived in the near past during communism. Molla e Shoshit village Shosh Apple, as it may be translated even though no relations with the fruit and this village, is now an uninhabited village. The 12 houses “Kulla style” which was populated until the early 1990s still stand today like abandoned towers. The inhabitants of this area are from the tribe of Shoshi, part of Dukagjini in the region of Shkodra. This isolated village, the only link to the national road network was a 3-hour pedestrian walk to the village of Ndreaj, the center of the Shosh administrative unit. Now with the new developments in Shala River, this village can be connected in a shorter time and provide easier access to the city and civilization. From this place you can see Guri i Lekes on the opposite slope in the vicinity, Svina and Berisha by the lake of Koman, other villages of Shoshi, Shoshi Mountain, and even the peaks of Thethi’s mountains. Book in advance to ensure the availability of a professional guide, primarily. For a more specific request please ask us a quote Call now for the best offer English Speaking Phone 00355 69 60 15 771 FollowFollowFollowFollowFollow Send us an email with your details Reserverations email info@thethi-guide.com
Shala River – Shosh – Theth Aug 28, 2020 | Destinations, Destinations in Shala River Shala River – Shosh – Theth Newest Hiking Trail The hiking trail from Shala River to Theth is the newest trail on a centuries-old path in Albania, which goes through the Shosh tribe peaks and other attractions like Leka’s Linden Stone to Lotaj, in one of the most panoramic mountain trails in Albania, in the region and beyond. Things to do around Shala River The hiking trail from Shala River to Theth is the newest trail on a centuries-old path in Albania, ready to be crossed by any tourist group starting from this July 2020. In July 2020 was marked the path that connects the Shala River, Leka’s Linden Stone with Theth, the path that traverses the two most emblematic Albanian tribes, Shala and Shoshi. For more than 12 km, six hours of moderate hiking from Leka’s Linden Stone to Lotaj near Binoshaj Guesthouse, one of the most panoramic mountain trails in Albania, in the region and beyond. From Lotaj village to Thethi valley the journey continues with a local transfer by 4WD or other local vehicles that have to pass on the old road that connects Theth with Shkodra, by the river Kir and is an unpaved road for about an hour. Nature and the landscapes Centuries-old towers, chestnut groves from wherever you aim, fruit and non-fruit trees are so high that they seem to capture the sky, endless vegetation, and flowers, calm slopes, gorges, caves and ravines, incomparable biodiversity, from wild goats, mountain eagle up to feathers. This trail passes between two unimaginable canyons that you can see only in “nature explorer”. Ranges, ridges, and fjords that seem to descend from the sky, the peak of the Shala River, and the “Stupe” Shoshi River, which flows all through Shoshi valley and divides it in the middle. Numerous tourist attractions, starting from the “Gate of Shala” to the place where these two rivers flow into Lake Koman, at the root of the legendary Komlem. This trail was marked voluntarily by Prof. Zef Gjeta, Master-Chef Sokol Prenga, an expert connoisseur of the Alps Mr. Ndoc Mulaj, and some representatives of local guesthouses from these destinations, who worked tirelessly for three days in a row, in the opening and marking of this centuries-old path that connected Blin e Guri i Lekës with Shoshi and Shala. Book in advance to ensure the availability of a professional guide, primarily. For a more specific request please ask us a quote Call now for the best offer English Speaking Phone 00355 69 60 15 771 FollowFollowFollowFollowFollow Send us an email with your details Reserverations email info@thethi-guide.com
Canyon i Stupes Aug 28, 2020 | Destinations, Destinations in Shala River Stupe River Explore new hidden corners around Shala River destination where you can have an easy walk, take private sunbaths, swim in deeper cristal clear waters, dive, or fish. Walking – Exploring – Diving The estuary of the Stupe River has become an attraction for those who visit the Shala River and the guesthouses at the Blin of Guri i Lekes area. To reach the estuary of the river Stupe, where it joins the Shala River, it takes up to 20 minutes to walk along the Shala river, entering and leaving the water several times. The distance from the guesthouses and boats stop is about 1 km. This place turned into an attraction for all those people who like to learn more about the area, explore the surroundings, and find hidden new corners to swim or dive. Also, in this area, the river forms terraces suitable for the sunbaths and the possibility of diving into deeper waters and walk on unbeaten paths. What is “Stupe” The Stupa River starts as a brook in the Shoshi mountains, above the village of Balza; it takes on the size of a river joining numerous other springs such as Kiri’s troughs, and has a length of about 5 km until it joins the Shales River at the point of Blin i Guri i Lekes area, and together they flow into Lake Koman. The Stupa River divides the Shoshi tribe in the middle, passing between mountains, ridges, and fjords that seem to descend from the sky; traversing numerous tourist attractions, starting from the “Gate of Shala” to the point where these two rivers flow into Lake Koman, at the root of the legendary Komlem. Book in advance to ensure the availability of a professional guide, primarily. For a more specific request please ask us a quote Call now for the best offer English Speaking Phone 00355 69 60 15 771 FollowFollowFollowFollowFollow Send us an email with your details Reserverations email info@thethi-guide.com
Leka’s Linden Stone Aug 28, 2020 | Destinations, Destinations in Shala River Leka’s Stone Hiking Trail One of the most interesting attractions with many stories, folklore, and nature exploration close to Shala River is the hiking trail to Leka’s Stone. Things to Do in Shala River A mountain trail that starts from the guesthouses in Shala River, in the area of ‘Blini i Gurit të Lekës’, where Shala river joins Komani Lake. For about one hour of hiking, you reach the place called by the locals as ‘Guri i Lekës’ – Leka’s Stone. Walking can be considered easy to moderate scale, passing through forests and meadows, springs and streams, and panoramic natural views. Leka’s Stone in Shala River This ‘stone’ mountain rock, is located in the lap of Komlem, opposite with the village Molla e Shoshit, full of history which is related to the prince of this province, Lekë Dukagjini. The location of this stone has a strategic observation position in the area, from which Leka could control a field of view of 300 degrees. From this stone, Leka could spot every movement of the enemy and anyone who has tried to approach. Lekë Dukagjini was the leader of the Dukagjini tribe, who followed the leadership of Skënderbeg for the other 10 years after his death. In the last years of his life, he is said to have retreated and settled in this area to protect himself from the persecution of the ottomans. In this place, he was protected by the rocky abysses that go steep down to the Drin River and from behind by the loyal protection of the inhabitants of Dukagjini. Leka’s Cave Not far from ‘Guri te Lekës’, a few hundred meters away, there is a cave with a not very large entrance, but after about 20 m it enlarges and continues vertically down to the river. This cave also got the name ‘Leka’s Cave’, because according to legends it is thought that Leka himself had left a will that after his death his body would be thrown into this cave so that it would not be found by the Ottoman invaders, given the fact what they did with the grave and remains of Gjergj Kastrioti-Skënderbeu hero. However, no document can be found to prove where Lekë Dukagjini spent the last years of his life, nor about his time or burial place. Book in advance to ensure the availability of a professional guide, primarily. For a more specific request please ask us a quote Call now for the best offer English Speaking Phone 00355 69 60 15 771 FollowFollowFollowFollowFollow Send us an email with your details Reserverations email info@thethi-guide.com
