The first tour

Natural and Cultural Heritage Route

Itinerari i parë është ideal për t’u njohur me disa pasuri të vyera natyrore dhe kulturore të zonës së Mirditës, si dhe historinë, banesat tipike e personalitet e shquara të kulturës, artit dhe politikës, artin shkëmbor prehistorik etj. Pjesa e parë të itinerarit kërkon përdorimin e automjeteve, ndërsa pjesa e dytë përfshin ecje me këmbë dhe hiking të nivelit të lehtë-mesatar, për të cilën do të nevojiten veshje të përshtatshme, si ujë dhe ushqime të lehta.

This itinerary starts from InfoKulla për një historik të përgjithshëm të zonës. Aty ka materiale digjitale, harta të vogëla edhe burime të tjera që ju njohin më shumë për historinë e zonës.
Itinerari zë fill nga Info Kulla, ku krijohet mundësia për t’u njohur më mirë me historinë e zonës përmes materialeve digjitale, hartave dhe burimet e tjera të ekspozuara në të.

 

The journey continues by vehicle to the residence of Abbot Prend Doçi, declared a Category II Cultural Monument. Abbot Doçi was one of the most important personalities of the National Renaissance and the beginning of the 20th century in Albania, who played a major role in important moments of the country's political and cultural developments - especially as regards the Albanian language and literature. He is known as a thinker, poet, publicist, political and cultural activist, founder of the cultural society "Bashkimi" and the Literary Commission, which defined today's Latin alphabet of Albanian. Despite the fact that his authority and influence on contemporary personalities was very great, the outstanding contribution of the Abbot of Mirdita, as well as of many other figures of Catholic prelates, has been studied and little known in Albanian history. Although still inhabited, Abbot Doçi's house is in a dilapidated state. 

 

Then, the journey continues on the other side of the road, in the city of Rubiku, where it stops at the "Abat Doçi" Cultural Center, where the artistic life is alive and various cultural activities are organized. 

 

Next, we stop to visit the Church of the Assembly (Monastery) of Rubik or the Church of Redemption, an important monument of architectural cultural heritage in the municipality of Mirdita and in the district of Lezha. The Rubik Monastery Church has been mentioned as a Benedictine abbey since 1166. The building is a church with an east-west oriented nave (apse-main entrance), Norman style, with a cross-shaped layout and a maximum height of 13.86 m , which still serves the faithful today.

 

After the visit to the Church, the hiking trail begins, of easy-medium level and can be done by visitors of all ages. Along this path, which lasts about two and a half hours, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the natural beauty, prehistoric art, as well as the castle (old walls and part of old defensive towers, which the inhabitants have named so).

The route ends at the Marubin hotel, where you can have dinner and spend the night.