Shurdhah Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Albania
About Shurdhah Island
Before 1973, when the dam was completed, the island was a hill on the left bank of the river Drin. It contains the ruins of the medieval town of Sarda. The town was strategically located on the old road fromShkodërtoGjakova. Sarda was founded in the 6th-8th century BC, and foundations of a Roman fort have been discovered here. The earliest remains date from the 6th-8th century AD. It gained its highest importance in the 12th century, when it was the seat of the bishop of Sapa and Sarda. It was ravaged by the Ottomans in 1491. Now you can visit the ruins of the 11th-century medieval castle, which includes two rings of defensive walls and towers (some submerged in the lake), the remains of a Byzantine church and other early medieval walls. The setting on the steep rocks rising from the lake
Top Attractions in Shurdhah Island
Explore the best things to see and do in Shurdhah Island:
- ★Cave of Doves
- ★Lake Koman Ferry
- ★Lisna
- ★Shurdhah Church
- ★Vau Dejes Hydro-electric Dam
Shurdhah Island Travel Guide Sections
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