One reason for the city to be founded here was the protection and fresh water springs the Rumija range provides.
Rising 1600m high it divides Lake Skadar from the Adriatic Sea. In its steep slopes creeks carved gorges where dozens of flowers, including orchids, bloom here in spring and from the top the reflection of the Albanian Alps can be viewed in the calm surface of the lake.
Rumija mountain hiking trails accesible directly from Bartula My Olive Garden camp.