the Baptist Monastery (; ) in the vicinity of the town, only five have survived into modern times: Saint Nicholas (; ; ) Dormition of the Theotokos (; ) Saint Athanasius (; ) Saint Michael or Archangels Michael and Gabriel (; ) Saint Elijah (; ) Some of the ruined churches include the following: Saint Paraskevi (; ), patron saint of the town and probably the first church built in Moscopole in the 15th century Saint Charalampus (; ), outer walls partially survived Saint Euthymius, completely destroyed. Climate There is a combination of mild valley climate in the lower parts and true Alpine climate in the higher regions. Favorable climate conditions make this center ideal for winter, summer, sport and recreation tourism, so there are tourists during the whole year, and not only from areas of Albania, but also foreigners. Notable people People born in Moscopole: Ioannis Chalkeus (1667–from 1730 to 1740), scholar and philosopher Theophrastos Georgiadis (1885–1973), author and teacher Nicolae Ianovici, linguist Theodore Kavalliotis (1718–1789), priest and teacher Georgios Konstantinidis, hieromonk and founder of the Moscopole printing house Dionysios Mantoukas (1648–1751), Orthodox bishop Violeta Manushi (1926–2007), actress Ioakeim Martianos (1875–1955), Orthodox bishop Daniel Moscopolites (1754–1825), scholar Nektarios Terpos (late 17th century–18th century), religious scholar and monk Konstantinos Tzechanis (1740–1800), philosopher, mathematician and poet Constantin Ucuta, academic and protopope in Prussia (1867–1936), politician, professor and writer Others with roots in Moscopole: Mihail G. Boiagi (1780–1828, 1842 or 1843), grammarian and professor Llazar Fundo (1899–1944), communist politician, journalist and writer Emanoil Gojdu (1802–1870), lawyer Mocioni family, with notable members of this family including Andrei Mocioni (1812–1880) Max Demeter Peyfuss (1944–2019), historian, translator and writer Sinas family, with notable members of this family including Georgios Sinas (1783–1856) and Simon Sinas (1810–1876) Konstantinos Smolenskis (1843–1915), Hellenic Army officer Gallery See also Aromanians in Albania Tourism in Albania References Bibliography Asterios Koukoudis Studies on the Vlachs (in Greek and English) Românii din Albania – Aromânii(in Romanian) Steliu Lambru, Narrating National Utopia – The Case Moschopolis in the Aromanian National Discourse (in English) Nicolas Trifon, Des Aroumains aux Tsintsares - Destinées Historiques Et Littéraires D’un Peuple Méconnu (in French) Ewa Kocój, The Story of an Invisible City. The Cultural Heritage of Moscopole in Albania. Urban Regeneration, Cultural Memory and Space Management [in:] Intangible heritage of the city. Musealisation, preservation, education, ed. By M. Kwiecińska, Kraków 2016, s. 267-280 Further reading Robert Elsie, Eifel Olzheim.