- Five Albanian Villages
- Antonio Laurìa, Valbona Flora, Kamela Guza
The Mountain Village of Razëm
- Antonio Laurìa
- Valbona Flora
- Kamela Guza
- © 2020 2020 |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-175-4.02
Part II of the book focusses on Razëm, a hamlet of the mountain village of Vrith, in the Municipality of Malësi e Madhe. Razëm lies within the Regional Natural Park of Shkrel and is considered the “gateway” to the Western Albanian Alps. The evocative landscape, the quality of the air and the proximity to Shkodër have transformed Razëm into a proper tourist resort. In the first chapters, the importance of the intangible heritage is stressed. The quality of the typical products and of the culinary tradition, the rhapsodic chants based on the Eposi i Kreshnikëve, the tradition of the customary law based on the Kanun code, the religious festivities and the xhubleta (as a most significant feature of local craftsmanship) are some of the issues addressed. In the following chapters, the multiple aspects of the tangible heritage are analysed. Here, the quality of the natural and pastoral landscape – characterised by alpine pastures and typical hut settlements –, together with the building tradition of the area, is highlighted. A special attention is dedicated to a complex of villas built by the rich bourgeoisie from Shkodër during the Twenties and Thirties, a unique phenomenon that deserves a proper in-depth study. For each of the aforementioned issues, the theoretical and historical analysis are closely bound to an evaluation of those features of the cultural heritage that could be enhanced to guarantee a sustainable tourism development of the area. Each chapter ends with a consistent set of specific intervention strategies. They are substantive tools for action aimed at public and private local actors.
- Keywords:
- Albania; Cultural Heritage,
- Lesser-known cultural sites; Cultural Transfer,
- Human Development,
- Sustainable Development,
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
The Mountain Village of Razëm
Authors
Antonio Laurìa, Valbona Flora, Kamela Guza
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-175-4.02
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Publication Year
2020
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Book Title
Five Albanian Villages
Book Subtitle
Guidelines for a Sustainable Tourism Development through the Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage
Authors
Antonio Laurìa, Valbona Flora, Kamela Guza
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-175-4
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Studi e saggi
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2704-6478
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2704-5919