Shkodër
Also known as Scutari, Shkodrë
Shkodër ( , ; ; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the fourth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been continuously inhabited since the Early Bronze Age ( 2250–2000 BC), and 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 the Buna, Drin and Kir rivers. Due to its proximity to the Adriatic Sea, Shkodër is affected by a seasonal Mediterranean climate with continental influences.
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Shkodër is Albania's fourth-largest city, located in the northwest where multiple rivers meet the Plain of Mbishkodra near Lake Shkodër and the Adriatic Sea. The city matters historically because it has been continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age and has roughly 2,200 years of recorded history, making it one of the region's longest-settled urban centers.
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Place details
- Locality
- Shkodër
- Region
- Shqipëria Veriore
- Country
- Shqipëria
- Population
- 95,553
Travel guide
Understand
Nowadays, Shkodër has experienced a face lift as streets and buildings were renovated, a promenade opened and a new bridge built over the Buna River. Shkodër is 30 minutes away from the beach or 2 hours away from the mountains.
Furthermore, it seems that Shkodër is the bicycle capital of Albania—the chaos of bicycle going in any imaginable direction and the reckless driving of cars can make you dizzy.
Get in
As in the rest of Albania, there is no bus station per se. Instead, there are a few gathering points for buses/vans scattered around the city.
Get around
Finding your way round Shkodër is complicated by the fact that all of the roads have been renamed, and some of the old names have even been re-used in different places! All roads have got new road signs. Since all the maps and guides (including this one) give the old names, finding your way round is a bit like being in a parallel universe.
There are some public buses running inside city. There is also infrequent bus to the nearby village of Shirokë.
See
thumbnail|View of the city and Albanian Alps from Rozafa Fortress thumbnail|Rozafa Fortress
Do
Football: KF Vllaznia Shkodër play soccer in Kategoria Superiore, the top tier. Their Loro Boriçi Stadium (capacity 16,000) is central in town. Lake Koman ferry is a breathtaking trip across Lake Koman from Koman to Fierze, where you can move on to Bajram Curri or further to Kosovo. Take a furgon in the morning 06:30 from the second roundabout down Marin Barleti about 500 m away from the city centre. If you are at the center-most place (the one in front of the hotel Rozafa) before 06:00, you can shout "Koman" and people will guide you through the correct furgon or call the furgon driver by phone that he picks you up. Hear Shkodra Elektronike, Shkodra Elektronike is an Albanian folktronica duo formed in 2019 in Shkodër and consists of members Kolë Laca and Beatriçe Gjergji.
Since Shkodër is the city of the bicycles, cycling from the city centre to Shiroka's lake and around of it, it is always a great choice, especially if you enjoy nature. There are shops near the city centre which will rent you a bicycle for 100 lek per hour (as of July 2022).
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