St. John the Baptist’s Monastery

St. John the Baptist’s Monastery History: St. John the Baptist’s Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Shën Prodhromit is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Voskopojë, Albania. According to the donor’s inscription, the church inside the Monastery was built in 1632 and painted in 1659. Today the monastery is declared a Cultural Monument of Albania. The monastery includes the church as well as two […]

The Church of St. Mary History   The Dormition Church of Saint Mary is located in the Sarka neighborhood and is the largest preserved church in Voskopoja. It is a three-aisled basilica, with a nave, a narthex on the west side, which was destroyed during World War II, and a nave on the south side, […]

Resurrection Cathedral Korçë Description: The church of Saint Nicolas in Voskopoje is probably the best preserved church in the once vibrant city of Voskopoje. Its interiors bear some of the most exquisite works in terms of painting frescoes and rarely seen architectural style. Once you get inside, you will understand why it hides such beauty!  […]

St. Michael’s Church History: The church finished building in 1722, as a basilica-type church of trenefes, with dimensions 33 x 15 x 9 m, based on two columns. The two rows of columns divide the space of the naos into two side naves and in a central composed at the height of the volume of naos. […]

Church of St. George Description: Five kilometers north of Voskopojë is the small town of Shipskë at 1,350 m altitude with one of the most beautiful churches in Albania – the Church of St. George (Kisha e Shën Gjergjit). It is in the middle of an old cemetery. There are two ways to get to […]

Gjon Mili Museum Description: Before coming to Korca, I wasn’t actually aware of the great photographer Gjon Mili and his extraordinary work. The Museum Gjon Mili is situated in the so-called Romanian House, which is situated in the main city’s pedestrian zone, thus you cannot miss it, due to its unusual exterior design. The Museum […]

Iljaz Mirahori Mosque Korçë History: The mosque was built in 1494 and finished in 1496 by Iljaz Hoxha (also known as Iljaz Bey Mirahori), who was a veteran of the Istanbul Conquest and the city-founder of Korçë. According to the writer Sami Frashëri, it was built on the foundations of an existing monastery, then called dedicated to Saint Paraskevi (Kisha e Shën e […]

National Education Museum History: The National Museum of Education (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar i Arsimit), it is a national museum located in Korçë, Albania. The museum is set up in the building where the March 7, 1887 opened the first Albanian school, otherwise known as Mësonjëtorja. It contains the history of Albanian writing and Albanian publications, such as the first Albanian alphabet […]

Parku Rinia Korçë Description: A place not more than 10 minutes walk away from center of the city where every family with children can go there and enjoy small water spots with gouses and ducks. playground and road bike under the shadows of great pine and oak trees. Korça Park, with an extension of 100 […]

Old Bazaar History: Old Bazaar of Korçë is an Ottoman-era bazaar in Korçë, Albania. Established about 500 years ago, it is composed of old Ottoman and Roman architectonic style buildings which for centuries were used as shops, guesthouses or khans. It is said to be noted for selling goats and handbags. It was mostly rebuilt in 1879 following […]