Skadar Lake

The Skadar Lake National Park covers an area of ​​40,000 ha, of which 391 km2 is the lake itself. In 1996, Skadar Lake was included in wetlands under the protection of the Ramsar Convention of international importance. The Skadar Lake is primarily filled by the Moraca River and flows into the Crnojevic River, Orahovstica River and the Kiri River in Albania, while the Bojana River flows from it towards the Adriatic Sea, which actually forms an international border with Albania halfway down the river. The lake is full of islands and peninsulas with traces of history and valuable cultural heritage: Zabljak (15th c.) - the capital of the former Zeta, Lesendro - a rock fortress in the middle of the lake, Grmozur fort. The clear water and the preserved environment enabled the development of an extremely rich eco-system. This is the only Pelican habitat in southern Europe. On the shore of the lake is a small town - River Crnojevic. Nearby are the remains of the city of Obod where the printing press was housed, in which in 1494 the first book (Oktoih) in this part of the Europe was printed.