Tour of the ''Old Peshkopi''

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Tour of the ''Old Peshkopi''

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Available from Apr 1, 2025

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By walking, under the guidance of the guide, we will start the departure from the Pazar neighborhood. In this short trip to the city, you can get to know the ancient history of the city as a center of "orthodox bishops", which became the center of the Islamic religion in the 1600s, and the old quarter with its characteristic buildings, the alleys with cobblestones, and "bazaar" indicate a Balkan-Ottoman style city. You can discover craft shops in the bazaar. The guide will take you to the tekke of Peshkopia, who are also the founders of the city of Peshkopia after the separation from Dibra e Madhe in 1913. There we'll see the symbol of the first City Hall in the building of Lavdrim Shehu, and a description of the tekke of Peshkopia that served not only religion but also the inhabitants in the cure of some diseases and in the administration of the thermal springs.

Visit the Kallavere District and the thermal waters of Peshkopia.

Walking visitors pass through the cobbled streets of the old quarter that were home to many residents who came from Dibra e Madhe, mainly merchants and craftsmen, and visitors look at the characteristic buildings, the alley in Dublec where there is also a water fountain, then pass to the characteristic house of Sul Shehu, who is the founder of modern Peshkopia in the time of Zog. Along the neighborhood of Kalec and Rustane you go up to the kalavere neighborhood with private houses, which are an old tribe in Peshkopi, and famous as cheerful people, laughing, and they have humorous stories with halva, which is a traditional and famous dessert in Dibër. At the top of the Kallavere district, stop at a viewpoint where you can see the Shërim valley up to the Skrtec mountain and the Rabdisht mountain, and down to the Drin I Zi valley.

From the observation point, above the former HEC of Peshkopi, the view of the meadows and fields of Staravec is always beautiful.

The descent from the fields of Staravec to the source of thermal waters on foot gives the opportunity to observe the valley of the stream of Staravec and the mountain of Zimur, which has an amazing landscape, part of the Korab-Korritnik nature park, and in front of it is Boroviku I Begjunec, one from the 41 natural monuments of Dibra.

After a 2-hour walking trip to the balneary complex of Peshkopia thermal baths, and a brief introduction to the services, treatments, and history of this balneic healing center. You can visit the thermal baths and the thermal spring.

From the tourist information point, the "gradishta e Begjunec" is also shown, as a point with historical ruins, as well as the part of the meadows of Peshku, which were the centers of monasteries and churches, from which Peshkopia got its name. The legend of the thermal waters that were previously managed by the churches and had as its symbol curative values ​​such as against rheumatism, scabies, various injuries, and increasing fertility for couples who had difficulties in childbirth.

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