TIRANA, Aug 22 /ATA/ – The historic town of Kruja, about 35 km away from Tirana, is the top most-visited tourist attraction in Albania.
The landmark Skanderbeg Museum and the Ethnographic Museum are attracting a growing number of both domestic and international visitors.
The Director of the Ethnographic Museum Mehdi Hafizi told Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) on Sunday more than 1000 tourists visited the Skanderbeg Museum and the Ethnographic Museum today alone.
According to him, visitors from Ukraine, Israel, Serbia and Poland accounted for the largest number of tourists visiting the area this year.
Hafizi added that more than 13,000 tourist visited the historic town in the past six months.
Kruja is a charming medieval town, beautifully situated among mountainous peaks and the green valley stretching all the way down to the Adriatic coast.
Kruja, once inhabited by the ancient tribe of Illyrians, besides its natural charm, boasts an enormous historical importance. As early as in the 12th century, it was the center of the first independent Albanian state.
The town lies on the foot of the Mount Krujë and offers spectacular views over the entire area. It’s a popular and very easy to reach destination for a day trip from Albanian capital – Tirana and the town is increasingly becoming one of the most visited attractions in the country.
Local residents preserve ancient crafts to produce high quality handmade products for modern life, using traditional techniques of processing and working with locally produced materials.
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