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	<title>Albanian Tourism &#124; Albania Hotels &#187; Albanian History</title>
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		<title>Kruja Castle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sejad  Cenaj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Kruja Castle is the most important place in the history of Albanians. The Kruja Castle is a point for all Albanians in the Balkans. It is the center of the national hero of Albanians Gjergj Kastrioti Scanderbeg. The castle withstood three massive sieges from the Turks, with garrisons usually no larger than 2,000-3,000 men. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rozafa Castle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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The one place that you have to visit is the Rozafa Castle!
The fortress is located in North Albania , precisely in the city of Shkoder.  The Castle has an amazing view of the city , of the lake and its the best place to have a picnic with your family and friends. Rozafa is surrounded [...]]]></description>
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<p>The one place that you have to visit is the Rozafa Castle!<br />
The fortress is located in North Albania , precisely in the city of Shkoder.  The Castle has an amazing view of the city , of the lake and its the best place to have a picnic with your family and friends. Rozafa is surrounded by the two beautiful lakes Drin and Buna.</p>
<p>Behind the beautiful castle ,there is fantastic legend,which has been told by centuries.</p>
<p>Legend says that three brothers were initially trying to build a castle,a fortress. They worked day and night, they got tired, the walls kept going down. Then a wise man, told the brothers &#8220;Sacrifice someone,the walls will not break !&#8221; .<br />
They had to decide whom to sacrifice so the fortress would not break down like before.</p>
<p>The tree brothers decided that they would sacrifice one of their wife, but they would not tell them. They decided that the first wife that brings lunch to them shall be sacrificed,but two of the brothers told their wifes but the youngest brother said nothing to his wife.<span id="more-74"></span></p>
<p>The next morning the wife of the youngest brother, Rozafa carried the lunch to them and the three brothers decided that it was Rozafa who shall be sacrificed . The husband of Rozafa explained to her what was going to happen , that she was going to be sacrificed for the Castle, she didn&#8217;t protest.<br />
The young couple had an infant baby, she decided that she should leave her breast outside to feed the newborn son. Her right eye to see him, her right hand to caress him and her right foot to rock his cradle.</p>
<p>The story is told for many centuries, to young Albanians. Some still believe that there is a wall in the castle from which, even today, milk flows.</p>
<p>Also,in the late 1400&#8217;s a lot of wars have been fought by the Great Scanderbeg and others after him.</p>

<a href='http://www.travelalbania.net/general/rozafa-castle/attachment/rozafa-2/' title='Rozafa Castle'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.travelalbania.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/rozafa-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Shkoder - Albania" title="Rozafa Castle" /></a>
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<a href='http://www.travelalbania.net/general/rozafa-castle/attachment/inside/' title='Inside the castle'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.travelalbania.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/inside-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Inside the castle" /></a>

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