Niçë Bridge
Fshati: Niçë, Njësia Administrative: Dardhas, Bashkia: Pogradec
Niçë Bridge stands right beside the village of the same name in the Gora area. It is built of stone and has a single arch. The bridge dates from the 18th century, but it was built on a much older road, a branch of the Via Egnatia that linked Prrenjas with Kamja Rock, Niçë, Llëngë and other places. The bridge itself spans the two banks of a stream and is relatively small: it is no more than 6 m long and about 3 m high. Villagers tell a legend about its construction similar to that of Rozafa Castle, involving a young bride walled up in the foundations of the bridge as the only way to stop it from collapsing.
Monument record
- Ownership
- State-owned
- Current use
- Bridge used by local residents and cultural site
- Original use
- Bridge for local residents and travellers
- Dating
- 18th century AD
- Declared a monument
- Ministry of Education and Culture, Decision no. 1886, dated 10/06/1973
- Monument category
- I – First
- Current condition
- The bridge is in relatively good condition.
- Distance from Pogradec city centre
- About 15 km to the south-west.
How to get there
Because the road is in very poor condition, cars can only go as far as the village of Beragozhd. From there the journey continues on foot and takes about two hours.
What it offers
- Cultural Monument
