Skanderbeg Museum Kruje

... in 1450, 1466 and 1467 before finally taking control in 1478 after the death of Skanderbeg. We stopped at the Skanderbeg museum and were given a guided tour which unfortunately, though interesting, went on a little too long meaning we didn't have time ...

... . Sweet! After wandering the fortifications and staring out at what I can only assume is the Adriatic, I head for the Skanderbeg Museum, built like a modern castle on top of the fortifications. Skanderbeg is the national hero of Albania. Born in 1405 ...

... ) each. After arriving in Kruja at 10:23 p.m., Mom and I walked through the extremely narrow cobblestone lanes to the Skanderbeg Museum. Opened in 1982, the museum honors Skanderbeg’s struggle against the Ottomans in the 1400s. It’s a shrine ...