Lezhë

Lezhë is a small city in Albania and part of the historic Mirdita region. Development has brought seaside hotels and countryside guesthouses.

Get in
Lezhë is about 8 km from the excellent beach of Shëngjin (St. John), about 30 km south of Shkodra, and 50 km north of Tirana. With the newer construction of the SH1 motorway that goes aside this city, it is nicely connected with major cities.

By bus

 * From Tirana one can catch a bus from the National Bus Station (Northern and Southern Bus Terminal.) It departs every hour on the hour during the day and costs 250 lek.
 * From Durrës, there are two direct buses per day to Lezhë from the main bus station.
 * From Shkodra, it's easiest to take a furgon from Sheshi Demokracia headed for Tirana.
 * From cities in the south either change in Tirana or catch a bus/furgon to Shkodra and ask the driver if he can stop in Lezhë.
 * If you are coming from the Northeast, you may have to get off in Milot and transfer to another vehicle.
 * If you are coming from the Northeast, you may have to get off in Milot and transfer to another vehicle.

By train


There is one daily train that runs from Shkodra to Durrës and back that stops here, however the timetable is unknown, and service is intermittent because of the national rail company's continuous financial trouble.

Get around
The entire city of Lezhë is quite walkable.

To get to villages or to the beach at Shëngin, take a group van from the parking lot just past the bridge in the center of town.

See




Do

 * Take part in the annual Emigrant Day in mid-August in Lezhë!
 * Kayak along the Fan River
 * Visit Kthelle Regional Nature Park off the A1 Motorway
 * Visit the Gurra Domgjon natural water source
 * Refresh yourself with the cold and pure water of the Mirdita highlands

Buy

 * Zadrimore textiles weaved with looms
 * Ceramic pottery



Eat

 * Fresh seafood in the seaside village of Shëngjin.
 * Traditional restaurants in the hamlet of Katund i Vjetër, Rubik
 * Fresh seafood in the seaside village of Shëngjin.
 * Traditional restaurants in the hamlet of Katund i Vjetër, Rubik
 * Traditional restaurants in the hamlet of Katund i Vjetër, Rubik

Drink

 * Try local wines from the Kallmet region.



Stay safe
Spitali Rajonal Lezhë, Lezha Regional Hospital provides various medical services, including emergency care, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, laboratory services, and more. They likely offer a range of specialized departments and clinics to cater to different medical needs.

Address: Lagjia Varosh Lezhë

Contact: 127 or 0215 2 2222

Go next

 * Shkodra (buses to €1.5 paid on the bus, leaving from the bus station; 42 min, 38.6 km away.)
 * Pukë (buses to €2.5 paid on the bus, leaving from the bus station; 1 h 27 min, 74.3 km away.)
 * Mirdita (buses to €1.5 paid on the bus, leaving from the bus station; 48 min, 50.3 km away.)
 * Theth (buses to €4.5 paid on the bus, leaving from the bus station; 2 h 32 min, 114.5 km away.)
 * Ulcinj (buses to €2.5 paid on the bus, leaving from the bus station; 1 h 21 min, 74.6 km away.)
 * Kukës (buses to €4.2 paid on the bus, leaving from the bus station; 1 h 28 min, 107.3 km away.