# Roots Albania in Shkodra: audio stories about 12 places Canonical: https://rootsalbania.com/cities/shkodra Published: 15 September 2026 Roots Albania has audio stories about 12 places in Shkodra (Albanian: Shkodër), in northern Albania. The app covers 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and needs no account: open Shkodra, pick a place and play its story. ## The 12 places in Shkodra with audio stories In the order the app shows them, with the Albanian name after the English one. 1. Ebu Bekr Mosque (Xhamia Ebu Bekr) 2. Orthodox Cathedral of Shkodra (Katedralja Ortodokse e Shkodrës) 3. Shkodra Historical Museum (Muzeu Historik i Shkodrës) 4. Marubi National Photography Museum (Muzeu Kombëtar Marubi) 5. Gjuhadol Promenade (Pedonalja Gjuhadol) 6. Cathedral of St Stephen (Katedralja e Shën Shtjefnit) 7. Site of Witness and Memory (Vendi i Dëshmisë dhe Kujtesës) 8. Shkodra Lead Mosque (Xhamia e Plumbit e Shkodrës) 9. Rozafa Castle (Kalaja e Rozafës) 10. Shirokë Village (Fshati Shirokë) 11. Mes Bridge (Ura e Mesit) 12. Drisht Castle (Kalaja e Drishtit) ## Is there an audio guide for Rozafa Castle? Yes, as audio stories. Rozafa Castle (Kalaja e Rozafës) is place 9 of the 12 Shkodra 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. In one line: A castle on the rock 130 metres above Shkodër, raised by the Illyrian Labeates in the 4th century BCE and enriched by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. Shkodra Lead Mosque, Mes Bridge and Drisht 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 Shkodra Open Roots Albania and choose Shkodra. The city has its own map of places with all 12 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. ## The other nine cities - [Tirana](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/tirana), 39 places - [Vlora (Vlorë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/vlora), 34 places - [Saranda (Sarandë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/saranda), 33 places - [Durrës](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/durres), 23 places - [Berat](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/berat), 15 places - [Korça (Korçë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/korca), 15 places - [Pogradec](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/pogradec), 15 places - [Gjirokastra (Gjirokastër)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/gjirokastra), 15 places - [Kruja (Krujë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/kruja), 10 places ## All 12 places in Shkodra, 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. Ebu Bekr Mosque - Albanian name: Xhamia Ebu Bekr - Coordinates: 42.0677416, 19.5140218 - Type of place: religious - Period: modern - In one line: Shkodër's largest Sunni mosque, rebuilt by the Muslim community near the site where the Fushë Çela Mosque stood before the atheist regime destroyed it in 1967. ### 2. Orthodox Cathedral of Shkodra - Albanian name: Katedralja Ortodokse e Shkodrës - Coordinates: 42.06868056, 19.51495556 - Type of place: religious - Period: modern ### 3. Shkodra Historical Museum - Albanian name: Muzeu Historik i Shkodrës - Coordinates: 42.06931667, 19.50926667 - Type of place: museum - Period: modern ### 4. Marubi National Photography Museum - Albanian name: Muzeu Kombëtar Marubi - Coordinates: 42.0685809, 19.5155712 - Type of place: museum - Period: modern ### 5. Gjuhadol Promenade - Albanian name: Pedonalja Gjuhadol - Coordinates: 42.067805, 19.516878 - Type of place: cultural - Period: Ottoman ### 6. Cathedral of St Stephen - Albanian name: Katedralja e Shën Shtjefnit - Coordinates: 42.06542, 19.51992 - Type of place: religious - Period: modern - In one line: The Catholic Cathedral of Saint Stephen, built beginning in 1858 under the direction of an Austrian engineer, was one of the largest churches in the Balkans of that time. ### 7. Site of Witness and Memory - Albanian name: Vendi i Dëshmisë dhe Kujtesës - Coordinates: 42.065, 19.516944444 - Type of place: historical - Period: communist - In one line: The former headquarters of the Shkodër Internal Affairs Branch, where the Sigurimi i Shtetit interrogated political suspects from 1946 to 1991. ### 8. Shkodra Lead Mosque - Albanian name: Xhamia e Plumbit e Shkodrës - Coordinates: 42.046481, 19.499435 - Type of place: religious - Period: Ottoman - In one line: An Ottoman mosque raised by Mehmet Pasha Bushati between 1773 and 1774, distinctive for its twelve lead domes. ### 9. Rozafa Castle - Albanian name: Kalaja e Rozafës - Coordinates: 42.0465304, 19.4939106 - Type of place: historical - Period: ancient - In one line: A castle on the rock 130 metres above Shkodër, raised by the Illyrian Labeates in the 4th century BCE and enriched by Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Ottomans. ### 10. Shirokë Village - Albanian name: Fshati Shirokë - Coordinates: 42.0590016, 19.4575375 - Type of place: cultural - Period: Ottoman - In one line: A fishing village five kilometres west of Shkodër, on the shore of the largest lake in the Balkans. ### 11. Mes Bridge - Albanian name: Ura e Mesit - Coordinates: 42.11448, 19.574976 - Type of place: architectural - Period: Ottoman - In one line: An Ottoman bridge of limestone with 13 arches and a length of 108 metres, built by Mehmet Pasha Bushati around 1768 over the river Kir. ### 12. Drisht Castle - Albanian name: Kalaja e Drishtit - Coordinates: 42.1235, 19.6112 - Type of place: historical - Period: medieval - In one line: The ruins of the medieval city of Drivastum, 10 kilometres northeast of Shkodër, which for a thousand years was a religious, commercial and military centre of northern Albania. ## Roots Albania in short - 211 places across 10 Albanian cities - 10 cities, each with its own map of places - 28 languages - 2 stories for every place: a short introduction and a story of about six minutes - No account - Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection - The stories are written by local people Get the app on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889) for iPhone and on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app) for Android. Roots Albania for iOS and Android is made by ROOTS SHPK, Rruga Zef Jubani, Nd. 4, H. 1, Ap. 3, Njësia Administrative Nr. 5, 1000 Tiranë, Albania, NUIS M61803028A, D-U-N-S 631176123, +355 69 443 8348, hello@rootsalbania.com, [roots-shpk.com](https://roots-shpk.com) and [rootsearth.com](https://rootsearth.com). ## More from Roots Albania - [All ten cities](https://rootsalbania.com/cities): the ten cities with their number of places. - [What Roots Albania is](https://rootsalbania.com/app): the app in one page: 211 places, ten cities, 28 languages, how it works. - [Questions travellers ask](https://rootsalbania.com/faq): the cities, the languages, the account, listening without a connection. - [The 28 languages](https://rootsalbania.com/languages): every language with its code, and a male and a female voice in each. - [Events and activities](https://rootsalbania.com/events-and-activities): what is on in the city, and things to do you arrange with the provider. - [About Roots Albania](https://rootsalbania.com/about): ROOTS SHPK in Tirana, and the company details. - [Press and facts](https://rootsalbania.com/press): the fact sheet, the logo files, the store links and the contact address. - [Comparisons](https://rootsalbania.com/compare): Roots Albania and eight other apps, the facts of each side by side.