Culture & Art

We have contacted Zef Ēoba, one of the most well-known composers of Shkodra in now days, who helped us to get some old 'sounds' of Shkodra.


The tradition of painting in Shkodra is one of the oldest in Albania. Famous painters from Shkodra has contributed in opening the first school of Fine Arts in Albania. We present here in this page, some of the most talented painters of Shkodra.

P a i n t i n g
Kol Idromeno
Zef Kolombi
Andrea Kushi
George Pali


The art of writing has been very old in Shkodra. Albania inherit from Shkodra one of the most precious literature from the Middle Age to the Renaissance. We start with Gjon Buzuku, who wrote one of the first books in Albanian "Meshari", 1555, and Frang Bardhi.

We'll try to get translated, or publish some poetries or short stories from the most known Shkodran writers and poets, like Marin Barleti (15 cent.), who wrote the history of Scanderbeg, Gjergj Fishta - the Albanian Homer and the first Albanian writer nominatet to Nobel Prize, Migjeni - the modern poet of poverty, Viēens Prennushi, Ndre Mjeda, Filip Shiroka, Pashko Vasa - who wrote the famous "Oh Albania, poor Albania", Ernest Koliqi, Martin Camaj, Lazer Shantoja, etc.

The most of the translations broght here under this page for some authors from Shkodra, have been taken from the homepage of Dr. Robert Elsie, specialist in Albanian studies.

From time to time, we will bring here translations of now days authors from Shkodra, like Ridvan Dibra, Gjek Marinaj, Kolec Traboini, Zija Ēela, Frederik Rreshpja, etc.