Lake Skadar

Lake Skadar spreads between the mountains of Zeta and the Albanian coast, its waters flowing to the Adriatic through the Bojana River. Marshy shores and small islands break up the broad lake, which changes size with the seasons. In the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, the Balšić lords founded monasteries on islands including Starčevo, Beška and Moračnik. Their churches made the lake a centre of religious life as well as a route for boats and fishing communities.