BETWEEN THE CHURCHES OF THE PRINCIPALITY AND THE ARBËR WINERY
Itinerar 2 ditor
Day I
INFOKULLA
The trip starts with a visit to Infokulla, which is considered one of the most unique and creative points of the tourist information offices in the country and presents very professionally the territory of Mirdita and beyond.
Located on Rruga e Kombit, just 15 km from Ura e Milot, the Infokulla was built within the Albanian-Austrian Partnership - Marianne Graf (AAP) and is managed by Mirdita Municipality.
It is the gateway to the history, heritage, culture, art and gastronomy of the country of the Principality of Arbri. After getting acquainted with the basic elements of the history, ethnography, culture and gastronomy of the area, visitors can also receive handicraft products as a souvenir from this trip.
CHURCH OF SAINT MARY (NDËRFANËS), GZIQ
A trip to Mirdita cannot be understood without visiting the cult objects, especially when they are related to history, and for this reason, it is suggested to visit the Church of Saint Mary (Nderfanes) - Gziq, just 10 minutes away from InfoKulla. The church known as the "Principate of Arbër" Church is located on a small hill in the village of Gziq.
ARBËR WINERY
Mirdita is known for the quality of grapes and wines, where "Arber Winery" offers you the opportunity to taste and taste, not only wine, brandy and recently the "first Albanian Spumante" but also the autochthonous gastronomic products of the area.
MONASTERY CHURCH OF RUBIK
After this experience, you can head to the most visited point of Mirdita, the Monastery Church of Rubik. Located on a prominent rocky plot, above the Fan river, the medieval monastery strongly dominates the routes that connect the coast with Arbanon to the heights of Oroshi , but also what is otherwise known as L'itinerarium Lissus -Naissus. Formerly Franciscan, part of the diocese of Lezha and Rubik, dates from 1166.
Day II
Awakening between the gurgling of water and the chirping of birds, in a virgin and unique nature, breakfast with traditional products, invite the visitors to spend a day with adrenaline to explore the area or quench your curiosity with other selected points of the eastern territory.
SPAÇ PRISON
The journey continues towards Spaç, where the infamous prison of the communist period is located, which in the 1930s-1950s was an active copper and pyrite mine.
The journey takes only 20 minutes from the highway exit in Reps, through a beautiful winding road in the hills of Spaci, which mysteriously hide each other and as if they do not want to show the pain experienced over the years. In 1968 Spaçi Prison was opened as "Reeducation Facility 303" - combining the prison with forced labor in the mines, where the convicts stayed in 7 large barracks. Spaçi was surrounded by difficult terrain and 30 guard posts with soldiers.
STONE HOUSE OF ZEF NDOCAJT NË KODËR SPAÇ
After the undisputed emotional shock from the history of one of the most dangered prisons in Albania during comunist regime, another wonderful dimension of culture can be explored in Koder Spac. A few meters below, another reality becomes part of the route. Two residential buildings, the 400-year-old basement house and Zef Ndocajt stone house (traditional kulla) appear suddenly and show a lot about their architectural, human and historical wealth.
