Kuzum Baba — Attraction in Bashkia Vlorë

The road to the hill is very dangerous and not marked - very hard to find, easy to get lost and fall down or trip and get injured. At night, there are no lights so it is not recommended.

The staff was 'uninterested' and non-welcoming, there were no menus on the tables, no milk for the coffee, no bill. He seemed annoyed that we came because he had to make us coffee and also, they could serve the tea in bigger cups. Cups for espresso are the same size as those for the tea... There were no pillows on the chairs either...

The view is the only good thing here but i don't think it is worth this effort.

In the photos you will see 'the end of the road', at least, we thought it was, but it wasn't. You just have to make a 180° turn to the left and the road starts again. This part is especially dangerous and if you are not fit you should avoid it and take a taxi to get up there if you really want to enjoy the view.

I feel ashamed as a tourist that something like this is in this poor condition. Something that can be a big attraction the whole year has been left to...

I was wondering why a place so beautiful for dinner was so empty on a Saturday night... Well, food was okay, just okay... But very fair for the price. The thing is that all the service was underaged teens that didn't care much about the job (understandably so...) without any adult supervision. We felt neglected cause the kid didn't speak a word of English, did not bother giving us tablecloth or cutlery like the table next to us. Also any big restaurant not accepting card payment smells fishy. Also the fact that they don't know how to count cash when it is the only payment they accept... They almost gave us 1000lek less. Since the waiter didn't speak English he didn't understand the word Dessert and basically screw themselves up with some extra money but at that point we didn't even feel like taking our phone out to Google translate since we felt more like a burden than customers. A shame, this place has all...

Kuzum Baba is a natural terrace carved out by the sea, located on a hill above the city of Vlore. It takes its name from Sejjid Ali Sulltan, known as Father Kuzum (Quzum Baba), a Bektashi spiritual leader, who according to local tradition, is buried here.

Being the highest point of the city, somewhere at 30 m from the sea level, Kuzum Baba offers visitors the chance to enjoy the fresh air and to admire beautiful city landscapes. The 300 meters long terrace represents, despite its geological importance, a religious center for the Bekatashi sect. There is a Bektashi temple atop of the hill (Tempulli i Bektashinjve), built around 1600. The sect was influential in the 17th century, but its stopped its activity temporarily around 1826, because of local persecutions. Today however, the Tekke of Kuzum Dad (Teqeja e Kuzum Babait) is one of the most important Bekatashi centers in...