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Photo: Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Age-old castle used by many civilisations. Beautiful 360˚ view of Lezhë, the Adriatic sea and the mountains. There are a few information panels in and around the castle in English.
The Lezhë Castle is a castle dominating the city of Lezhë, northern Albania. Its highest point is 186 metres (610 ft). Lezhë Castle is at an elevation of 322 metres (1,056 ft). Lezhë Castle began as a Illyrian fortification. The earliest events where the name of Lissus appears to relate to the foundation of a Parian-Sicilian colony in the island of Pharos and the alliance of 385 B.C.E. between the Illyrian king Bardylis and Dionysius I the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse during 405 B.C.E. – 367 B.C.E. In this context Diodorus writes the following:
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Mausoleum of Skanderbeg, the national hero of Albania, who died in Lezhë in 1468. The place was both a church and a mosque at different points in history. As of December 2016, it was not possible to go inside the mausoleum, but one can take a peek through the doors and walk all around.
Newly built modern cathedral in the town's center.
ethnographic museum
The ethnographic museum of Lezha will present the culture of this old city through traditions, but inside it you will also get to know its peculiarities.
The Ethnographic Museum of Lezha has inside a great variety of cultural values, costume design, handicrafts and handmade dishes.
If you have been thinking of visiting this city then be prepared to see many of its traditions and to seek much more to know.
Remains of the old city of Lissus which has been ruled by many empires. There are a couple information panels in English around. As elsewhere in Albania, not much effort is put into preservation, and as such you can walk around the site freely unhindered by fences, or rules.
800-year-old Franciscan Church on the hill overlooking town.
Shëngjin Beach and surrounding wetlands reserve and birdwatching area of Kune-Vain-Tale.