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Shishtavec Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

village in Kukës County, Albania

About Shishtavec

Shishtavec is a village in Kukës County ofnortheastern Albaniaand actually part of the municipality of Kukës. About half the villages in the administrative unit of Shishtavec are populated by the Muslim Slavic Gorani people and about half are inhabited by ethnic Albanians. If you want to see a different Albania, the one far away from big noisy cities, this is your place. Here you will love the good climate, the natural beauty of birch forests and pastures, mountainous landscapes, the variety of plants, the ski pitches and the horse-riding courts, hunting, traditional sports like wrestling and so on. Shishtavec village has a broad plateau 1260 meters above sea level, where snow is present for almost 6 months a year. Shishtavec plateau is one of the biggest in Albania, with oval shape in N

Top Attractions in Shishtavec

Explore the best things to see and do in Shishtavec:

  • Bosnian Pine of the Loop of Topojani
  • Immigrants' Day
  • Morning Stone
  • Novoseja Oaks
  • Novosej Lake
  • Patato day
  • The Birch Forest
  • The Eagle Stone

Where to Eat in Shishtavec

Must-try local food and restaurants:

  • 🍴Bar Restorant Hotel Izeti
  • 🍴Hotel Bar Restorant Skiatori
  • 🍴Restoran Teferic
  • 🍴Stani i Hoxhes

Where to Stay in Shishtavec

  • 🏨Bar Restorant Hotel Izeti
  • 🏨Bujtina Adem Sokoli
  • 🏨Hotel Bar Restorant Skiatori
  • 🏨Parku i Aventurave
  • 🏨Stani i Hoxhes

Shishtavec Travel Guide Sections

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