This loop strings together the corners of the north most tours skip — Lezha, where Skanderbeg united the Albanian princes; Shkodra, the cultural heart of the region; and the far highlands of Vermosh and Mirdita, alpine meadows at the very top of the country.
Lezha castle and the memorial where Skanderbeg is buried — the spot the League of Lezha was sworn — then the great dunes of Rana e Hedhun and the seafront at Shëngjin for a lunch of Zadrima fish.
Rozafa castle over the lake and the Marubi photographic archive in Shkodra, then the mountain road up to Theth — its waterfall, lock-in tower and stone church — for a night in a guesthouse.
The high meadows of Lëpushë, Razëm and Vermosh at the country's northernmost tip, then south through Mirdita — Rrëshen, Orosh and the church at Rubik — with traditional cooking along the way.
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