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Boboshtica Village

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Boboshtica (or Boboshtice in Albanian) is a village in Korca county, in the south-east of Albania. It is known for its amazing nature with fresh air and water, diverse bushy plants, centuries-old fruit trees, oak and coniferous trees, and many medicinal plants. According to legend, the village was founded by Polish settlers left behind after a Crusade. Once it used to be a large and flourishing village. Now, a very small number of households have remained from the old locak populationand men are of Walachia origin. Boboshtica has two important elements that make it different from the other villages of the region. The language that older people speak and the centennial mulberry trees.  The village is famous for its mulberry-trees of which the local population produces the well-known yellow to green mulberry rakia. Boboshtica is still home to old houses wherein the traditional way is still employed to make carpets with a weaving machine. In addition, the women from the village will tell you how the mulberry rakia is produced, and how the famous local lakror and other specialities are cooked. On the outskirts of the vilage, the St. Nicholas Monastery is situated on the not very high eastern hill slope. A beautiful view of both the village and the entire Korca Plain is obtained from this hill. 

The rich terrain gives the opportunity for recreational and sports activities such as: walking, running, cycling, climbing, ski, and paragliding

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