TIRANA, June 15 /ATA/ – Cultural tourism, with countless museums, castles and other historical and cultural heritage sites to be explored all over Albania, is attracting an ever growing number of both local and foreign visitors.
Recent official data show that museums complex and the traditional Bazaar in the historic town of Kruja attracted over 65,000 visitors in the first five months of 2025, the Minister of Economy, Culture and Innovation, Blendi Gonxhja, said on Sunday, highlighting importance of the historic town on the country’s cultural and tourist map.
Official data show that over 55,000 tourists have visited the landmark Skanderbeg History Museum since January 2025. Kruja Castle has proudly stood on top of a rocky cliff, high above its city, for the last fifteen centuries, witnessing the long turbulent history of this place, which was once the centre of Arbëria (Albania’s ancient name). The Castle is situated at an altitude of 557m above sea level and it houses the Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg National Museum, one of the most visited attractions in Albania today. Built in the early 1980s, crowning the castle walls, this recognizable museum structure has become an icon of this city’s skyline. The museum was constructed as tower type dwelling, mostly built in the north of Albania, as a venue and memorial for the most important and popular figure in Albanian history.
Gonxhja underlined that the visitor numbers show a growing interest in Albania’s history and culture, with Kruja becoming one of the most popular cultural tourism destinations.
Kruja is a charming medieval town, beautifully situated among mountainous peaks and the green valley stretching all the way down to the Adriatic coast.
/a.gj/ /a.g/u.sh/
