This church is the most important place of pilgrimage for hundreds of thousand peoples that visit this holy place every year on 13th June and on Saturdays, and year around.It is believed to have an older history as a Holy Place of Pelasgian Illyrian Gods at the cave where is located.
Known as "Kisha e Shën Anoit" in Albanian, this church is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. Fernando Martins de Bulhões venerated as Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, (1190 or 1195 – 13 June 1231) is a Catholic saint who was born in Lisbon, Portugal to a wealthy family and died in Italy.
Nothing can quite compare to the image of a landscape where the coast, lagoon, river and the swamps meet! Such is the case of the natural park Patok-Fushë Kuqe-Ishëm, where the union of these habitats creates spectacular views and experiences.