14:30 Walking in main Boulevard of the city or “Linden trees Boulevard”
The tour starts at the building of the Municipality. We will walk the main boulevard of the city(the promanade), to the former municipal building – an old characteristic building, to the Prefecture building and other institutions as Peshkopi is the center of Dibër County.
A walk on the “Linden Trees Boulevard,” famous for the relaxing walks of citizens, love stories and fashion parades in the years of socialism, continues with a visit to Elez Isufi’s bust (alias the Mountain Bear), the icon of war and resistance against the Serb. You may stop and visit the Tourist Information Center, along the boulevard, where you can pick-up more information about tourist attractions of Dibër and buy souvenirs. Then a visit to the “Haki Stërmilli” Palace of Culture, where various concerts are held, as well as the “Oda Dibrane” festival, with participation from all Albanian territories. This palace is named after the Dibra writer, Haki Stërmilli, the first Albanian novelist, author of the novel “If I were a boy”. Haki Stërmilli was the first chairman of Dibër County after World War II. With his care, using the bricks of the army barracks, he built the former Executive Committee building at the end of the boulevard.
15:30 Tour of the museum and Historical monuments
A stop along the promenade, in front of the Palace of Culture, is the Skanderbeg monument portraying him standing and without his helmet. This monument is a tribute to his place of origin, as he was a son of Dibër.
The next stop at the Gymnasium building, where one of the first Pedagogical Schools in Albania was opened. It prepared teachers for the entire North of Albania. In front of this building, there are the busts of two of the historical figures of Dibër: Dom Nikoll Kaçorri and Haxhi Vehbi Dibra. Their standing side by side shows the religious tolerance that has always accompanied this community. There are many examples of coexistence of various religious communities, from Kërçisht to Lura.
Next is a visit to the Historic Museum of Dibër. In this museum there are the archaeological, ethnographic and historic pavilions.
16:00 Enjoy a coffee, drink, and try some local raki, in one of the bars along the promenade.
16:30 Visiting the town quarters;
Visitors are acquainted with the characteristic constructions of cities in communist times, as well as their social organization. Visit to a fortified center, and to the city stadium.
17:30 Accommodation and Dinner
We recommend a variety of dinners, both in restaurants, and family dinners, as well as at home-made food prepared by the guest houses.
