Swim the Kir pools below the Mesi Bridge, or bike the lake road to Zogaj.

Tradita Geët & Tokëz — the lakeside resort-restaurant, Albania’s best-known traditional kitchen.

Bar Restaurant Shtjefni — the locals’ kashta-cream and grilled — ask anyone on Kolë Idromeno street.

Balilla, Rruga Kolë Idromeno — the old-town café for pastiço and espresso under the plane trees.

Zogaj shore fish tavernas — lake carp and mullet straight from the nets, summer evenings.

Hotel Colosseo & Spa — the town’s full-service hotel on the boulevard.

Red Bricks Guesthouse — the old-town favourite, breakfast on the roof terrace under Rozafa.

Hotel Tradition (Tradita) — lakeside rooms at the Geët & Tokëz complex.

Lake-view guesthouses in Zogaj — 20 minutes south, quiet water evenings.