Rugova's beauty

One of the things that Peja city is known is its old history, culture, tradition and natural potential. The national park, as declared by the government, covering the Rugova region (part of Accursed Mountains) or more precisely the marvelous and beautiful Rugova Valley, is located only 2 km from the city centre. The Valley is divided in two parts by  “Lumbardhi” River (56 km long), and offers good

possibilities for different mountain  activities: exploring caves, rock climbing, enjoying barbecue on

weekends with friends, trekking, hiking, educational excursions, skiing and ski-tours with snowshoes,

learning local culture and tradition. Rugova valley consists of 13 villages, hereby including: Drelaj,

Small Shypeq, Large Shypeq, Malaj, Pepaj, Rreke e Allages, Boge, Koshotan, Shkrel, Kuqishte, Lutov

and Stankaj. The right part of the mountains is more inhabited and more frequented in summer period.

People’s income in this region mostly comes from farming and tourism activities offered by small

family businesses such as accommodation structures and restaurant.