TIRANA, July 29/ATA / – Infrastructure and Energy Minister Damin Gjiknuri, accompanied by Himara Mayor, Jorgo Goro, inspected Sunday the reconstruction works on Pilur Road. Another important investment not only for rural development but also for tourist areas
Minister Gjiknuri posted Sunday on his official Facebook a collection of photos introducing the construction works in Pilur village transforming the area into a popular tourist attraction.
“The construction works will be completed in a few days and will create better access to locals and foreign visitors who want to explore the Albanian coastline. The Albanian government investment made so far to coastal areas, aimed to improve infrastructure in the villages,” Minister Gjiknuri writes.
The investments of the Albanian Government in the village of Pilur, or known as the “Balcony of the Coast”, only 10 kilometers from the Himara municipality, Southern Albania aimed at turning the area into a tourist destination on the Albanian Riviera.
Pilur is located in Himara Municipality, Southern Albania.
Pilur is 235 km away from Tirana (Albanian Capital), 12 km from Himara, 58 km from Saranda.
Pilur has been known for a long time as the “Balcony of the Coast”, where visitors can discover the beautiful area and the fantastic landscapes, trails full of variety and above all the amazing nature.
The name Pilur first appeared in 1431–1432 as part of the Sopot Nahiye (present day Borsh, some 20 kilometers to the South), and was counted to contain a total of thirteen houses.
This location was in the gorge between present day Kuç and Kudhes, much lower in elevation.
In 1506, and again in 1520, with Ottoman resistance brewing all along the coast, Pilur refused to register with Timars as a forceful gesture of non-participation.
Thirty years later in 1551, Pilur was counted again, only this time as part of the nearby settlement known as Delvina Sanjak, and by then increased modestly in size to a total of sixty houses like Himara, Pilur was very active in the resistance to Ottoman rule.
Over and over again the historical record shows Piluriot villagers as signatories of letters and petitions that the Himara province was sending to the Western powers asking for assistance against the Ottomans.
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