Culture guide · about 3½ hours from Tirana
The Museum of Medieval Art, the cathedral and restored bazaar of Korçë, Voskopojë’s painted churches and Pogradec on Lake Ohrid.
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Icons, a restored bazaar, the first Albanian school and Lake Ohrid an hour away.
See the icons of the Museum of Medieval Art, dine in the old bazaar, drive to Voskopojë and end at Lake Ohrid in Pogradec.
Read the full back story below, then plan your trip.
The back story
Korçë, in the south-east, is Albania’s city of culture: a cathedral, a restored Ottoman bazaar, a museum of icons, the first Albanian-language school and the country’s best-known beer. Pogradec, on Lake Ohrid, is an hour away.
Icons by Onufri
One of the finest collections of icons in the Balkans.
In the centre
The Orthodox cathedral in the centre of Korçë.
Bulevardi Shën GjergjiExplore View on map
Restored Ottoman bazaar
The restored old bazaar of Korçë, with restaurants, cafés and an inn.
Pazari i VjetërExplore View on map
The first Albanian school
The building of the first school teaching in Albanian, opened in 1887.
Art from Asia
A collection of Asian art and objects gathered by a Korçë-born collector.
18th-century churches
A mountain village with painted 18th-century churches, 20 km from Korçë.
VoskopojëExplore View on map
The Albanian shore
A lakeside town on the Albanian shore of Lake Ohrid.
PogradecExplore View on map
An old inn in the bazaar
The restored inn of the old bazaar, with rooms and a restaurant in the courtyard.
Pazari i VjetërExplore View on map
About 3½ hours from Tirana
Buses run from Tirana to Korçë via Elbasan and Pogradec.
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