Albania 2022

Albania

Date of Issue: 1st December 2023 [!]

one stamp (150.- ALL) and one souvenir-sheet (250.- ALL)

 

the stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 9 stamps

 a different souvenir-sheet with two stamps (150- & 250.- ALL) is also issued in a booklet

Rozafa Castle in Shkodra is one of the most important in Albania and is also

the main tourist attraction in the city of Shkodra.

According to the painful legend, the construction of the castle was cursed by the gods, which every night demolishing every day construction. To allow the durability of the castle walls, they demanded the sacrifice of a woman and it was unfairly decided that the victim was Rozafa, the youngest bride of the house.