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Roots Albania in Pogradec: audio stories about 15 places

Roots Albania has audio stories about 15 places in Pogradec (spelled Pogradec in Albanian too), on Lake Ohrid. The app covers 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and needs no account: open Pogradec, pick a place and play its story.

Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: pogradec.md

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The 15 places in Pogradec with audio stories

In the order the app shows them, with the Albanian name after the English one.

  1. Lake Ohrid and the Pogradec Promenade (Liqeni i Ohrit dhe Shëtitorja e Pogradecit)
  2. Promenade Park (Parku i Shëtitores)
  3. The House of Lasgush Poradeci (Shtëpia e Lasgush Poradecit)
  4. Toplec Quarter (Lagjja Toplec)
  5. Naim Frashëri Street and the Old Bazaar (Rruga Naim Frashëri dhe Pazari i Vjetër)
  6. Pogradec Museum (Muzeu i Pogradecit)
  7. Church of Saint Mary (Kisha e Shën Marisë)
  8. Cathedral of the Resurrection (Katedralja e Ngjalljes)
  9. Pogradec Mosque (Xhamia e Pogradecit)
  10. Pogradec Castle (Kalaja e Pogradecit)
  11. Fishermen's Port (Porti i Peshkatarëve)
  12. Drilon Springs (Burimet e Drilonit)
  13. Tushemisht Village (Fshati Tushemisht)
  14. Lin and the Early Christian Basilica (Lini dhe Bazilika Paleokristiane)
  15. Royal Tombs of Selca e Poshtme (Varret Mbretërore të Selcës së Poshtme)

Is there an audio guide for Lake Ohrid in Pogradec?

Yes, as audio stories. Lake Ohrid and the Pogradec Promenade (Liqeni i Ohrit dhe Shëtitorja e Pogradecit) is place 1 of the 15 Pogradec places in Roots Albania: it has a short introduction and a story of about six minutes, in 28 languages, with a male and a female voice.

Lin and the Early Christian Basilica, a fishing village on a peninsula of Lake Ohrid, and Pogradec Castle have their own stories too.

Roots Albania is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Albania in Pogradec

Open Roots Albania and choose Pogradec. The city has its own map of places with all 15 places on it; tap a place to play its short introduction or its story of about six minutes. You can listen in 28 languages, in a male or a female voice, and there is no account.

Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

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All 15 places in Pogradec, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a story of about six minutes in the Roots Albania app. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude), the type, the period and the one line descriptions are taken from the app's catalogue on 15 September 2026; a place without a one line description here has none short enough to print.

1. Lake Ohrid and the Pogradec Promenade

Albanian name
Liqeni i Ohrit dhe Shëtitorja e Pogradecit
Coordinates
40.903436, 20.657842
Type of place
natural
Period
communist

2. Promenade Park

Albanian name
Parku i Shëtitores
Coordinates
40.90345, 20.65787
Type of place
cultural
Period
contemporary

3. The House of Lasgush Poradeci

Albanian name
Shtëpia e Lasgush Poradecit
Coordinates
40.90293, 20.656022
Type of place
museum
Period
Ottoman
In one line
The house where Llazar Gusho was born, the poet who took the city's name and became Lasgush Poradeci, stands in the old Toplec quarter, while his bronze statue gazes at the lake he sang all his life.

4. Toplec Quarter

Albanian name
Lagjja Toplec
Coordinates
40.90345, 20.65787
Type of place
historical
Period
modern

5. Naim Frashëri Street and the Old Bazaar

Albanian name
Rruga Naim Frashëri dhe Pazari i Vjetër
Coordinates
40.9031725, 20.6549913
Type of place
historical
Period
modern

6. Pogradec Museum

Albanian name
Muzeu i Pogradecit
Coordinates
40.900658, 20.660477
Type of place
museum
Period
modern

7. Church of Saint Mary

Albanian name
Kisha e Shën Marisë
Coordinates
40.902717, 20.652146
Type of place
religious
Period
modern

8. Cathedral of the Resurrection

Albanian name
Katedralja e Ngjalljes
Coordinates
40.9001539, 20.6619255
Type of place
religious
Period
modern

9. Pogradec Mosque

Albanian name
Xhamia e Pogradecit
Coordinates
40.902661, 20.655582
Type of place
religious
Period
Ottoman

10. Pogradec Castle

Albanian name
Kalaja e Pogradecit
Coordinates
40.908181, 20.646132
Type of place
architectural
Period
ancient

11. Fishermen's Port

Albanian name
Porti i Peshkatarëve
Coordinates
40.90345, 20.65787
Type of place
cultural
Period
modern

12. Drilon Springs

Albanian name
Burimet e Drilonit
Coordinates
40.899832, 20.713082
Type of place
natural
Period
modern
In one line
A complex of karst springs near Tushemisht, whose waters come from Lake Prespa, transformed into a park with channels, small bridges, and boats, and once the favorite retreat of Enver Hoxha.

13. Tushemisht Village

Albanian name
Fshati Tushemisht
Coordinates
40.900278, 20.719167
Type of place
historical
Period
modern

14. Lin and the Early Christian Basilica

Albanian name
Lini dhe Bazilika Paleokristiane
Coordinates
41.066111, 20.638611
Type of place
archaeological
Period
modern
In one line
A fishing village on a peninsula of Lake Ohrid, where on the hill an early Christian basilica of the 6th century preserves one of the most beautiful mosaic floors of Late Antiquity in the Balkans.

15. Royal Tombs of Selca e Poshtme

Albanian name
Varret Mbretërore të Selcës së Poshtme
Coordinates
40.983333, 20.516667
Type of place
archaeological
Period
ancient