Day Ten: Tirana and Kruja

Kruja castle was the center of the Albanian resistence to the 15th century Ottoman invasion, led by Skanderbeg, Albania's national hero.

Citadel

Inside city walls

 Inside are an ethnographic and historical museum, a hamman restored by CHwB, medieval church, teqe, and a watchtower.

Bektashi teqe, holy place of Sufi order of Islam

Tomb of baba

Kruja bazaar, best place to shop for souvenirs in Albania

Shop owner demonstrating handmade felt and slippers

Later, in Tirana, we visited the History Museum where we learned that over two- thousand Jews were protected an dsaved under the Albanian and Muslim principle of Besa, which means one protects those in danger even if risking one's own life.