Villa "Dante" in Tushemisht, the first guesthouse that still keeps the traditional alive

2024-08-24 12:03:00, Qyteti im CNA

Villa "Dante" in Tushemisht, the first guesthouse that still keeps the

Tushemishti is the most popular tourist village in Pogradec, with a quiet nature, and the one that all Albania chooses to visit, "Aunt Ollga", the bust erected in honor of this figure right in the center of the village where the filming was done of the Albanian film "The lady from the city".

A tourist village necessarily also needs beautiful attractions and accommodation for visitors, such as guesthouses or guest houses. The first guest house created in this village is Vila Dante, which was previously a residential house and was later designed to become a guest house for tourists. Ilirjan Tasellari, already known in Pogradec for his businesses in the field of hotels and tourism, lived in Italy with his family for years, while returning to his town Pogradecin, he thought of investing here and not leaving the city.

For Ilirjani, the guesthouse today is a business, but in fact it remains the house where he was born and that he can never forget, wherever he is in the world.

"This inn today is a business, but originally it is the house where I was born and like every person, the house where he was born never forgets. Just as I did not forget it, for many years that I lived in Italy, all the time I thought how will I transform it. Today it is transformed, even in terms of tourism as a guesthouse."

The house is characteristic for the area, built around the 1960s, while it contains 6 very special accommodation rooms furnished with such detail to preserve the traditional and to combine it with the modern.

Villa "Dante" in Tushemisht, the first guesthouse that still keeps the

"The structure contains 6 accommodation rooms, its first level is serviced with breakfast that is served here where we are now. It is a characteristic house built around the 1960s, with stone and this has all been preserved. I humbly say that the furnishing of we have done everything ourselves, but always being inspired by what is traditional and what a guesthouse needs to be at the right level and at the height of the service for tourism to be even more comfortable."

Ilirjani says that the village of Tushemisht has a tradition in tourism as well as hospitality and cuisine. These last two elements make it very popular with visitors, but the traditional dishes of the area are the ones that are liked the most. In Villa Dante, visitors have the opportunity to eat only breakfast, while in case of requests for lunch and dinner, Ilirjani has thought of opening Dante Restaurant in support of this guest house and the requests of customers. Koran stew is the key dish of this area, so-called as the king of traditional foods. Cabbage, pancakes, winter zahireta, petka and many others occupy a special place in Pogradec cuisine.

Villa "Dante" in Tushemisht, the first guesthouse that still keeps the

"Tushemishti is a place that has a tradition in tourism, as well as in hospitality and cuisine. Culinary is one of the strongest voices of our services, although we only do breakfast here, but when customers want something added, we support it with the restaurant the same name "Restaurant Dante". In what we offer, we have a mix of traditional and international for all the customers who frequent us we have the pancakes that the customers are looking for, the cabbage that is in demand throughout our area and the winter zahiras with trahana, petka, etc."

Tourists are the loyal customers of Villa Dante who have been frequenting this villa for 6 years, showing the satisfaction they get while staying in this guesthouse. Ilirjani says that the first visitor was from Israel, and it seems to him that it was a good one since there are many foreign tourists who choose to stay in this hostel. The Albanian visitors, mainly from Tirana, are not left behind either, who have given their impressions on the booking, making Villa Dante the first on the booking list.

"The villa came into operation 6 years ago, being one of the first to be built, there was a request. At the moment we are working on the whole village. In our beginnings, the first visitor was from Israel, then there were from France, from Italy, but mostly they are local, Tirana is quite favorite. The impressions of the customers have been maximum, it is a pleasure to note this, devoting ourselves with our professionalism in this field, after a long experience in the west. For a long time we hold the maximum rating in booking, where they book their holidays for this year."

Tushemishti is the village where you can find peace of mind, where you can get to know the hospitable inhabitants, you can get to know the many attractions it has. Tushemishti is the village where there are traditional elements that make it so beautiful and loved by everyone.

"Tushemishti has a tradition in tourism from the time when there were no tourists here in the previous regime, but it was the Albanians themselves who created the tourism of this country. There is a tradition in hospitality, in accommodation, but we find many elements both traditional and modern with the tourism service in Tushemisht, starting from the characteristic houses that are the main ones, to the hotel structures that are being newly built."

Summer hasn't left yet, the holidays are still on. Through this report, CNA suggests you to stay at Vila Dante. For reservations, you can contact the phone number +355 69 62 51 075./ CNA