2025
LABOVA CHURCH
Libohova
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
5/5
(1 review)
Founded in the 6th century, this is the oldest Orthodox church open to worship in Albania. ...Read more
2025
MONASTERY OF MESOPOTAM
Mesopotam
Abbey monastery and convent
4/5
(3 reviews)
Preserves one of Albania's largest and most beautiful Byzantine churches, built in 1225. But ...Read more
2025
MONASTERY OF THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
Zvërnec
Abbey monastery and convent
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
This Orthodox monastery is isolated on the small island of Zvërnec, accessible via a 200 ...Read more
2025
MURADIYE MOSQUE
Vlora
Mosque to visit
1/5
(1 review)
The finest Ottoman building in the Vlora region. Dating from 1542, it was built in honor of ...Read more
2025
MONASTÈRE SAINT-JEAN-LE-THÉOLOGIEN DE CERKOVICA
Cerkovica
Abbey monastery and convent
Rarely open to visitors, this monastery, built in 1600, gives its name to the Theologos river ...Read more
2025
ÉGLISES DE LESHNICA
Cerkovica
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
8 km from Cerkovica (on foot or by 4 x 4), the Agios Georgios monastery houses the oldest ...Read more
2025
TEKKÉ OF MELAN
Libohova
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This Sufi place of worship is an old and important center of Bektashism in Albania. Beautiful ...Read more
2025
CATHÉDRALE DE LA RÉSURRECTION-DU-CHRIST
Gjirokastra
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A strange Orthodox cathedral designed by a New York architectural firm and completed in 2012. ...Read more
2025
DHËRMI PANAGIA MONASTERY
Dhërmi
Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with frescoes painted in 1576 and a bird's-eye view of ...Read more
2025
BAZAAR MOSQUE
Gjirokastra
Mosque to visit
The city's only ancient mosque, spared by the atheist campaign of 1967. The lower part once ...Read more
2025
MONASTÈRE SAINT-GEORGES
Ksamil
Abbey monastery and convent
Fortress-like Orthodox monastery founded in the 14th century atop Dema hill, 80 m above sea ...Read more