VOSKOPOJË, ALBANIA 🇦🇱 Exploring 300 Year Old Churches ~ Outside KORÇË
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Voskpojë, Albania is a small village in the Albanian countryside about 21 kilometers outside of Korçë.
A bit of history:
Voskopojë was founded in the early 14th century and was inhabited by Albanians, Aromanians, and Greeks. The small town was famous for having the second printing house in the Ottoman Empire after the first in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).
During the city's peak in the 18th century, there were around 24-30 churches in Voskopojë. Today only five of those churches remain intact along with the ruins of several others.
In the late 1700s, the city was attacked and destroyed during a succession of invasions, most notably by Ali Pasha's troops. Many of Voskopojë's inhabitants left the city at that time.
In this video, we take you through Voskopojë to see some of the churches that remain. We also meet the town's only priest who let us see inside the Church of St. Nicholas where we got to view untouched frescos that are over 300 years old!
If you are in Korçë, we recommend taking a day trip to Voskopojë.
You can catch a bus from the main bus terminal in Korçë. goo.gl/maps/LX...
The bus will drop you in the center of Voskopojë near the tourism office.
We caught an 11am bus from Korçë, but there may be earlier options. At the time of filming in April 2022, the buses returning from Voskopojë to Korçë were at 1pm and 4pm. The bus price was 150 Lek per person each way.
Thank you for watching! :)
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In this video:
00:29 - Bus Hunt!
01:31 - Arrivial in Voskopojë
01:57 - Taverna Voskopojë Restaurant
02:27 - St. Mary’s Church
03:05 - St. Nicolas Church
03:45 - Inside St. Nicolas Church
04:26 - We met Voskopojë's only priest!
06:12 - The Church of the Angels Michael and Gabriel
07:02 - Saint Harallambi
07:45 - Fellow Travelers?
08:24 - Church of St. Elijah
09:57 - Hotel Pashuta for Raki
12:11 - Gjiro Taverna Theo-Zoi Restaurant
Thank you very much for making this video. I have ancestral roots in Voskopoje and this was a real treat!
That is amazing! Have you visited? We really enjoyed spending the day there! Thanks so much for your comment 😊
Great video guys looks beautiful! were in Albania now and were taken away with the hospitality and natural beauty
Awesome, welcome to Albania! We're happy to hear you're enjoying it so far. It's such a beautiful country with very friendly people :) Maybe we'll catch you on the road!
❤❤❤❤vende shume te bukura turistike heroike po ne stinen e dimrit eshte me e bukur
Thanks for this video, Jen and Stevo! When I recently visited Albania and other parts of the Balkans, I really enjoyed the sheer variety of religious buildings and churches, which also shows how varied the religious landscape is in this part of the world. Unfortunately the communist regime destroyed a lot of churches and mosques back in the day, so that makes visiting the likes of St. Nicholas Church extra special. Keep up the great videos!
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment, Willie! Yes, you're so right about that! Over 2,000 places of worship were destroyed in Albania during communism. It's very special to see anything this old here!
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Voskopoja is more of a winter tourist town bcs of snow and snow sports near there
Interesting! It must be so beautiful there in the winter.
@@Twocantravel yep , u barely can find places to stay there during winter ^^
Wow! That's cool how such a historic town has transformed into a winter hot spot. Thanks for sharing :)
@@Twocantravel thank you for putting a spotlight on it and Albania in general!
We honestly love it here and feel so happy to share! 😊
Vella eshte shiperi jo albani more vesh mora thuaj