"Korça Moto & Rock Festival"/ Electrifying atmosphere, the city hosts locals and foreigners in a magical evening

2024-06-23 16:35:00, Qyteti im CNA

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The city of Korça has been electrified since yesterday afternoon until the late hours, with the fantastic atmosphere of many groups of motorcyclists inside and outside the country, who came together for their biggest event in the "Korça Moto & Rock Festival". This event is already a tradition for the southeastern city, with a large participation of Kor?ari citizens, local tourists, but what attracted the most attention was the participation of foreign tourists.

From 18:00, the square in front of the city's Cathedral began to fill little by little, with motorcyclists, who parked their various vehicles to get ready for the parade in the city. The parade, which gave another atmosphere to Korça, started around 19:00, with a parade of motorcyclists on the main boulevard of the city, with noise and horns being heard everywhere. The parade was the starting point of this event, the citizens of Korça had the opportunity to enjoy another lifestyle already of hundreds of Albanian and foreign motorcyclists who became part of the event.

Kor?a is not only serenades, but also rock music, so loved by everyone, and yesterday, the city was completely transformed into a foreign city. Strangers regarding this atmosphere that differs from everyday life or even from other activities that are organized. After finishing the parade, the motorcyclists returned again to the square in front of the Cathedral, where everything was ready, with the tables placed in the center, with the stage that would welcome well-known Albanian singers, with the stands where you could enjoy drinks and the traditional food of Korça .

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CNA TV will bring to the viewers dozens of interviews, with organizers, motorcyclists from Albania and beyond, local and foreign tourists, who show their impressions about the event and how they feel to be part of it today.

We will start this special with the motorcyclists, who return several times to Korça, to attend this motorcycle festival, "returning" the visit, as they say, to the Korça group, "Riders Legend Korça", who are the initiators of this event.

"Riders Legend Korça" was created as a group in 2018, and since then, they are inseparable not only from each other with the indescribable passion of motorcycles, but also from other groups of Albanian cities and beyond. Now, "Korça Moto Fest" is the tradition of the city's bikers, as an event that adds to the values ??of Korça, bringing something different. And indeed it happened last night with the fantastic atmosphere that was created.

One of the groups participating in this event was "SONS OF THUNDER MC", from North Macedonia. Two of the group's motorcyclists spoke about their impressions of the organization, as well as their passion for motorcycles. For more than 20 years, they have developed this passion, saying that they feel freedom and connect with nature through the motorcycle.

"It is not the first time we come here, we come from Macedonia. The atmosphere is great, the party is very nice and the city is very nice. We will come again next year. I have been riding the motorcycle for about 20 years. I feel perfect."

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"I started my passion for motorcycles since 1986. When I ride a motorcycle, I feel freedom, freedom of movement, freedom of nature and we are connected to it as well. Korça is very beautiful, we come every year whenever the motorcycle festival is organized. We have a very good relationship with the Korça group, they come to our country and we come to their country. Today, we are about 24 bikers from the group."

Natalie, the girl from America, comes for the second time to the city of Korça to participate in this event. For 6 years, she has been driving a motorbike, together with her husband, while she says that this passion gives her adrenaline. Moreover, Natalie says that she loves Korca.

"It is the second time that I participate in this event. The atmosphere is very fantastic. It is a pleasure to see that many bikers gather together from all over Albania and the Balkans. It is a pleasure that I travel with my husband and his company. It will be very Today's concert is fun too. I've been riding a motorcycle for about 6 years. Riding a motorcycle gives you an adrenaline rush. I love Korça, it's the most beautiful city in Albania."

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"MC EAGLES" is another group participating in this activity, with motorcyclists, who join Korça and the "Moto Festival" every year. For 15 years they have been traveling together to every corner of Albania and beyond. The invitation received from the group of motorcyclists has always responded positively, also because of the good relationship between the two groups.

Mergim Jonuzi, the president of "MC Eagles", from the city of Prizren in Kosovo has a life with his passion for the motor. He says that the party among friends makes the atmosphere even more beautiful, while for them it is a pleasure to join these events.

"Very nice today. We are with our friends and the atmosphere is very good. We are clubs, which have known each other since the beginning and when they have a party, we go to celebrate. They also come to us. We as a club have been formed since in 2005, I started it earlier because I'm a little older than others. I've been riding motorcycles for about 30 years. The motorcycle actually connects you with society, it's a passion in itself, it has its own specifics, but we're used to it. I'm from Prizren, Kosovo, and our club exists both in Albania and Kosovo."

Another member of the "MC Eagles" group is the motorcyclist Dritan Shabani, one of the most prominent of the group also because of his special character. Dritani says that everything in this event is perfect, just like in previous years, calling this organization exemplary.

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"I am part of 'MC Eagles Albania', a group created for 15 years, we also have the rest in Prizren, about 50 bikers, and it is the seventh time we come to Korça. This party that takes place here is the same party that all motor groups do in their cities. It's not only beautiful, but it's exemplary. I'm only responsible for the beginning of the party. It's honestly a super party."

Another biker from the group "Illyrian Treasurer Tirana" has joined the party together with other members of the group. The group from Tirana, as every year, is not absent at "Korça Moto Fest", while they are always satisfied by the atmosphere created.

"Very nice. We always come and we are always invited. We are satisfied with the very nice atmosphere. Korça is a very interesting city. I have been riding the motorcycle for 15 years, it gives me all the emotions, flight above all."

Women are also passionate about motorbikes, who have been following this passion for years, making motorbikes an inseparable part of their lives. One of these girls tells CNA TV that from the age of 13 she fell in love with the motorcycle and today she drives it together with her husband. Undoubtedly, the impressions related to the event are among the best, with the electrifying atmosphere, with a high participation, while not forgetting the fact that Korça is a city of values ??and beautiful people.

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"I always participate in motorcycle festivals when I'm in Albania and it's my world. The atmosphere is pleasant enough and beautiful, there is a lot of participation and I like that Korça has such an event. I started my passion for motorcycles at the age of 13 -years old and my husband and I are motorcyclists. Unfortunately, he is not here today, he is in Africa, but he greeted Albania during a video call. You are a beautiful city, with beautiful people, and I think it should be more pleasant atmospheres are created."

Many foreign tourists have visited Korça and the motorcycle event. Visitors not only from neighboring countries such as Greece, but also from Canada and distant America, have enjoyed the wonderful atmosphere of the festival. With great enthusiasm and emotions, tourists have expressed the impressions that this event has left them, with the hope that they will return to the fantastic city of the southeast.

"I'm enjoying myself a lot. I come from Greece. It's a very nice city here. It's the first time for me in this country, but also in this city. I hope to go to other cities in the future. The atmosphere is very good , very happy, everything is 'ok'".

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"I come from Canada, it's my first time here. I was in Athens yesterday and I came here early this morning and I'm going to travel around Albania for the rest of the trip. The atmosphere is great, I'm really enjoying it. All the people who the tacos are great. I hope to come back again."

"I come from Idaho, USA. I've been in Albania for about 1 month, but it's my first time in Korça. I love Korça, it's very beautiful. Fantastic atmosphere, I'm enjoying myself a lot. Very good music today."

Korça, on the evening of "Moto Fest", has broken the records of visitors and participants in this event. For the presenter of the festival, Larisa Katundi, this event is one of the most special in the city, due to the fact that more than 89 motorcycle groups participate. Larisa says that the highlight of the party was the singer Eugent Bushpepa, with his wonderful voice, which is loved by all fans of rock music.

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"It is the sixth year in a row that I present 'Korça Moto Fest' and it is actually one of the most beautiful festivals in the city. 'Korça Moto Fest' is one of the most special festivals in the city, for the very fact that 80 bands bikers from all over Albania take part. I can honestly say that this party breaks the participation records because there are many tourists who like this event, but above all they like rock music. It was Erina Band, a fantastic girl with an extraordinary voice, Rubin Kaso, who is never absent at 'Korça Moto Fest', and of course, the highlight was Eugent Bushpepa."

Yesterday evening, Korça celebrated until the late hours of the night, the entire square near the city's Cathedral was filled with attendees, with more than 500 motorcyclists from all over the world. Under the sounds of music by Erina Band, Rubin Kaso and Eugent Bushpepa, the participants sang and danced rock music, so special and so outstanding. Yesterday, the city of Korça became the most beautiful city in Albania, thanks to the organization of "Riders Legend Korça" and the Municipality of Korça. It behooves Korça to organize such events, to give another view to the city, not only what we are used to seeing on a daily basis. The party continued on Sunday morning with the performance of another group very popular with the public, the Burn Group./ CNA TV