Voskopoja was founded in 1338 in an isolated area near Korça. The village gradually grew into a large urban center with up to 30,000 inhabitants in the 18th century. Voskopoja was also a major center of Christian Orthodox culture with 22 churches, a university, library and dozens of workshops producing crafts, books and religious artworks, including icons. Unfortunately, Voskopoja’s glory faded in the 18th century, when Ottomans destroyed the town several times. Finally, only seven churches, a handful of houses and some old cobbled streets remained as witnesses of glorious past.