Lake Shkodër is one of Albania’s most popular tourist destinations. It offers recreation for both local and international visitors.

Today, Prime Minister Edi Rama shared images of the sunset over the lake on social media. The lake is also popular for water sports.

It is the largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula, lying on the border between Albania and Montenegro. Lake Shkodër is considered one of the region’s key tourist centers.

The lake is one of Europe’s richest areas for biodiversity. It hosts a wide variety of fish and waterbirds. In the 2025 International Waterbird Census, Lake Shkodër ranked second with 23,899 individuals recorded across species.

The lake’s fauna includes 45 fish species and 270 bird species. These birds represent 87% of Albania’s entire ornithofauna.

A true gem of this diversity is the pelican, the largest bird in Europe. The lake reaches a maximum depth of about 45 meters. In the southeast lies the city of Shkodër, which gives the lake its name.

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