Lezhë County, Albania · Europe
Shëngjin is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Balldreni i Ri, 30km from Lake Shkodër.
Shëngjin is in Lezhë County, Albania, with about 7,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Balldreni i Ri, about 4 km away.
Shëngjin (Albanian pronunciation: [ʃəɲˈɟin]) is a coastal resort town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality of Lezhë. The population at the 2023 census was 6,963. Shëngjin is a growing tourist destination, wellRead more
known for its beaches and resort accommodations. Shëngjin is one of many cities within the District of Lezhë and is home to one of Albania's entry ports, Port of Shëngjin.
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Within an hour or so of Shëngjin: Mrizi i Zanave (12 km), Rozafa Castle (27 km), Lake Shkodër (30 km), Krujë Castle (38 km).
The nearest famous roads are P1 Kotor–Lovćen Serpentines (Ladder of Cattaro), Kotor Serpentine Road and Kotor Serpentine (Kotor-Njegusi old road).
Shëngjin is in Lezhë County, Albania, about 4 km from Balldreni i Ri.
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7 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
Chef Altin Prenga's slow-food agritourism farm at Fishtë near Lezhë: the restaurant that reinvented Albanian cooking, serving whatever the farm and surrounding villages produce that day. Worth routing any north-Albania trip around.
12 km · about 20 min drive
castle
A hilltop castle above Shkodër overlooking the confluence of three rivers and Lake Skadar, with a drivable access road to the gate.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
The Balkan Peninsula's largest lake shared with Montenegro, surrounded by dramatic mountains and the imposing Rozafa Castle.
30 km · about 35 min drive
castle
The hilltop fortress of Albania's national hero Skanderbeg, housing a museum dedicated to his legendary resistance against the Ottoman Empire.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A steep-sided reservoir on the Drin crossed by a car ferry to Fierzë, connecting the road network to the northern Albanian Alps.
38 km · about 45 min drive
national park
The largest lake in the Balkans straddling Montenegro and Albania, a serene national park with pelicans, water lilies, and island monasteries.
46 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
A sprawling ruined town beneath Rumija mountain above modern Bar: 2,000 years of Illyrian, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman layers wrecked by an 1878 siege and 1979 earthquake. An aqueduct, citadel and olive groves with a 2,000-year-old tree nearby.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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