{"id":6219,"date":"2019-09-24T16:40:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albaniandf.org\/?p=6219"},"modified":"2019-10-09T13:48:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T11:48:32","slug":"puka-vizitoje-eksploroje-shijoje-kthehu-me-miqte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albaniandf.org\/en\/2019\/09\/24\/puka-vizitoje-eksploroje-shijoje-kthehu-me-miqte\/","title":{"rendered":"Puka-Visit, explore, enjoy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt's been 12 years since I came to Puka and I invested. I was prejudiced especially by my friends. What are you asking for in Puka? You are crazy! But now I'm proud of this decision! \"<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the story of Xhim Begeja, an entrepreneur who is investing in the alpine town for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

The second phase for the urban requalification of Puka is near completion. This project is implemented by the Albanian Development Fund on behalf of the Albanian government and Council of Europe Development Bank. It foresees interventions in the connecting roads of the hospital, buildings' insulation and other objects near the squares,reinforcement of lake protection and additional interventions in the park near the former Hotel Tourism.<\/p>\n

\"We have made progress in terms of increasing the number of visitors, especially last year. The challenge is how to make people stay here. In Puka one night is not enough while two are too many\u201d says Jimmy Begeja laughing.<\/p>\n

Puka despite its modest marketing has much to offer. There are no mountains peaks, but the pine landscape invites you to spend a few days of relax together with your family.<\/p>\n

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Discover Puka with the \"patriots\" of tourism <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAsk not what your country can do for you\u2014ask what you can do for your country\u201d, the famous phrase form the ceremony of inauguration of John.F.Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States , January 20, 1961 must have been an inspiration for Vullnet Ku\u00e7i and his friends when they decided to promote the beauties of their hometown.<\/p>\n

\"All started from the conversations about the beauties of Puka and the fact that had been forgotten for many years. It was unbelievable how others didn\u2019t see the amazing opportunities of this place: countless opportunities to develop natural, sports, and health tourism. So we decided to present Puka through our eyes,\u201d says Vullnet.<\/p>\n

We decided to create a website to promote the beauties of Puka together with Enklajd and Emiljan. In 2016 everyone was studying in Tirana. Our friends in university didn\u2019t know too much about the beauties of Puka, thus we decided to call the website \u201cDiscover Puka\u201d. It is an invitation for everyone who loves to discover a place that once was considered the favorite summer destination from the large families of the north but neglected over the years. Discover Puka will be transformed into an agency that offers packages for tourists who wants to visit the north. Later Xhovana and Jonida joined the group of Discover Puka. Through our saving and the support of the local businesses we have identified 5 trails, marked them and inserted the data in an easily accessible application.<\/p>\n