CATHÉDRALE SAINT-ÉTIENNE DE SHKODRA
Sheshi Gjon Pali II, Shkodra
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1867. Features frescoes painted by Kolë Idromeno in 1909. ...Read more
SAINT-FRANÇOIS CHURCH IN SHKODRA
42, rruga Gjergj Fishta, Shkodra
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This Catholic church houses the world's only anti-Communist frescoes illustrating the ...Read more
ST. NICHOLAS OF SHELCAN CHURCH
Shelcan, Elbasan
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The interior walls of this small Orthodox church are entirely covered with frescoes painted by ...Read more
MONASTÈRE SAINT-JEAN-LE-THÉOLOGIEN DE CERKOVICA
Cerkovicë, Cerkovica
Abbey monastery and convent
Rarely open to visitors, this monastery, built in 1600, gives its name to the Theologos river ...Read more
ÉGLISES DE LESHNICA
Leshnicë e Poshtme, Cerkovica
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
8 km from Cerkovica (on foot or by 4 x 4), the Agios Georgios monastery houses the oldest ...Read more
SAINT-DEMETRIOS CHURCH OF TUMINEC
Tuminec, Pustec
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
12th-century Orthodox church with 18th-century frescoes in the village of Tuminec, 17 km north ...Read more
TEKKÉ OF MELAN
Vllaho Goranxi, Libohova
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This Sufi place of worship is an old and important center of Bektashism in Albania. Beautiful ...Read more
CATHÉDRALE DE LA RÉSURRECTION-DU-CHRIST
SH4, Gjirokastra
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A strange Orthodox cathedral designed by a New York architectural firm and completed in 2012. ...Read more
DHËRMI PANAGIA MONASTERY
Rruga Vlladas, Dhërmi
Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with frescoes painted in 1576 and a bird's-eye view of ...Read more
ST.ATHANASE CHURCH IN MOSCOW
Shën Thanasit, Moscopole
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This 1721 Orthodox church boasts remarkable frescoes by the great Albanian painter Kostandin ...Read more
MIRAHORI MOSQUE
Rruga Floresha Myteveli 12, Korça
Mosque to visit
Oldest building in the center of Korça (1494), south of the Old Bazaar district. The clock ...Read more
ÉGLISE SAINTE-EUPHÉMIE DE KALLMET
Rruga e Shën Eufemisë, Kallmet
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Small Catholic church perched 400 m above sea level. Beautiful views. Rock carving of Saint ...Read more
SAINT JOVAN-VLADIMIR MONASTERY
Shijon, Elbasan
Abbey monastery and convent
This 11th-century Orthodox monastery is dedicated to the Serbian prince and saint Jovan ...Read more
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST MONASTERY OF MOSCOW
Manastiri I Shën Prodhromit, Moscopole
Abbey monastery and convent
On the heights of Moscopole, this Orthodox monastery, founded in the 14th century, boasts ...Read more
ST. NICHOLAS' CHURCH IN MOSCOW
Rruga Shën Kolli, Moscopole
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Church with separate bell tower, built in 1726, decorated with frescoes by three masters of the ...Read more
MBORJA CHURCH
Mborjë, Korça
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
One of the country's most precious Byzantine churches. It has been the subject of a study by ...Read more
LEAD MOSQUE
1, rruga e Tabakëve, Shkodra
Mosque to visit
Built in 1774, this Arab-inspired mosque is one of the most beautiful in the country. Abandoned ...Read more
BAZAAR MOSQUE
Rruga Ismail Kadare, Gjirokastra
Mosque to visit
The city's only ancient mosque, spared by the atheist campaign of 1967. The lower part once ...Read more
WORLD HEADQUARTERS OF BEKTASHISM
Rruga Hysen Loci 27, Tirana
Religious buildings
Headquarters of the Bektashi Sufi brotherhood, with some 7 million followers worldwide. Museum ...Read more
LEUSA CHURCH
Leusë, Përmet
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
One of the largest churches in southern Albania, set in a forest near the village of Leusa, a ...Read more
TEKKÉ DE TURAN
Turan, Korça
Abbey monastery and convent
On the outskirts of Korça towards Moscopole, this Bektashi place of worship was briefly the ...Read more
VILLAGE DE BOBOSHTICA
Boboshticë, Dardha
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Between Korça and Dardha, an ancient Bulgarian village with two beautiful 14th-and ...Read more
TEKKÉ SARI-SALTIK
Rruga e Malit, Kruja
Religious buildings
Tekké betkashi in an impressive setting on the edge of a cliff at an altitude of 1,070 m, ...Read more
MOSQUÉE ABOU-BAKR
1, rruga Fushë Çelë, Shkodra
Mosque to visit
Modern mosque framed by two 41.11 m-high minarets. Uninteresting, but a good landmark in the ...Read more
MONASTÈRE SAINT-GEORGES
Manastiri, Ksamil
Abbey monastery and convent
Fortress-like Orthodox monastery founded in the 14th century atop Dema hill, 80 m above sea ...Read more
ÉGLISE DE LA TRINITÉ DE LAVDAR
Tudas, Moscopole
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This superb 15th-century Byzantine church is difficult to reach, and can only be reached by 4 x ...Read more
MOSQUÉE DE PLOMB
Rruga Gaqi Gjika, Berat
Mosque to visit
This 16th-century mosque owes its name to its lead-covered dome. Classical provincial Ottoman ...Read more
TEKKÉ KUZUM-BABA
Kuzum Baba, Vlora
Religious buildings
Bektashi sanctuary on a hill 88 m above sea level. Features a panoramic restaurant offering ...Read more
ÉGLISE DE GLLAVENICA
Rruga Hysen Zeqo, Ballsh
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This small Orthodox church (2016) adjoins the ruins of the basilica where the famous "Epitaph ...Read more
MOSQUÉE DES CÉLIBATAIRES
Rruga Antipatrea, Berat
Mosque to visit
One of the few frescoed mosques in the Balkans. Named after the young assistants who guarded ...Read more