Kuwaiti students tour various touristic sites in Cuba, Albania
HAVANA/TIRANA: Kuwaiti students on a trip financed by Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) toured various touristic sites in Cuba. The students were taken to Cuba National Museum of arts, one of the most touristic beautiful sites in the Caribbean, which included more than 5,000 arts pieces. Later, the students visited Morro Castle in Havana which shares its name with structures in Santiago de Cuba and the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In this case, the Spanish “morro” means a rock which is very visible from the sea and therefore serves as a navigational landmark. Inside the gates is an exhibition on the lighthouses of Cuba, El Morro once housed a school for lighthouse keepers.
There was actually a watchtower until the British blew it up during their successful siege in 1762. The Faro Castillo del Morro lighthouse was added in 1846. Afterward, the students visited popular Feira Shop in central Havana, and were briefed on the historic and heritage of the area there.
Meanwhile, Kuwaiti female students, currently on a visit to Albania organized by KFAED in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, have visited the two cities of Kruje and Shkodra. Sunday’s tour included the Kruje Bazaar that dates back to the Middle Ages. Located inside the fortified walls of the Kruje castle, the Bazaar is both a historic attraction and a shopping opportunity for those hunting for authentic Albanian souvenirs. The delegation also visited the George Castriot Castle, located on 600 metres from the sea level, in Kruje, 32 kilometers from the capital Tirana. During their visit to the National Museum built close to the castle, the Kuwaiti top Thanawya Amma (secondary school) students were briefed on the history of the renowned military commander George Castriot (Skanderbeg) (1405-1468). The students also toured the city of Shkodra, northwest, one of the oldest and most historic places in Albania and the Balkans. It is also an important cultural and economic center. In ancient times, Shkodra was known under the name Scodra and was the capital of the Labeates, an old Illyrian tribe. The Rozafa Castle and the Abu-Bakr Mosqure are two main landmark sites in the city.