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LËKURËSI FORT

Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Ottoman fort on a hill to the east of the town center. Vast panorama. ... Read more
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE SYNAGOGUE-BASILICA

Ancient monuments
Remains of an astonishing complex combining an ancient synagogue and a ... Read more
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SKËNDULI HOUSE

Mansion to visit
4.7/5
7 reviews
This beautiful fortified house is the best preserved in Gjirokastra. Guided ... Read more
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FORTRESS OF PORTO PALERMO

Military monuments
5/5
1 review
Triangular seaside fortress created by the Venetians in the 1500s. ... Read more
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CITADEL OF GJIROKASTRA

Military monuments
3.7/5
9 reviews
Erected on a rocky spur overlooking Gjirokastra, this fortress is the ... Read more
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PORT PALERMO TUNNEL

Military monuments
4/5
1 review
At Porto Palermo, a 650 m-long tunnel from the Communist period, which was ... Read more
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MONASTERY OF THE FORTY-MARTYRS OF SEBASTE

Ancient monuments
4/5
1 review
In ruins, but beautiful views over the bay. This Orthodox monastery, ... Read more
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MAISON DE HASAN TAHSINI

Places associated with famous people to visit
In the hamlet of Ninat. The birthplace of one of Albania's greatest ... Read more
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PONT DE NIVAN

Works of art to see
Early 19th-century Ottoman bridge over the Zagoria between Ndëran and ... Read more
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PONT DE CERKOVICA

Works of art to see
This beautiful 17th-century bridge has two arches. It leads to the ... Read more
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FORTERESSE DE BORSH

Castles to visit
On the heights of Borsh, this ruined fortress offers a panoramic view of ... Read more
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ZEKATE HOUSE

Mansion to visit
This large, four-storey building is Gjirokastra's most beautiful ... Read more
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HOUSE OF ISMAIL KADARE

Places associated with famous people to visit
Birthplace of the great Franco-Albanian writer. Almost entirely rebuilt in ... Read more
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KASTRO OF HIMARA

Castles to visit
This fortified town boasts Hellenistic walls and a 16th-century church. ... Read more
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FORTERESSE DE ÇUKA E AJTOIT

Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Fine remains of ancient Chaonian fortifications on an astonishing conical ... Read more
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OBÉLISQUE DE L'ÉDUCATION

Columns and statues to see
Monument erected on a hill overlooking the bazaar district to commemorate ... Read more
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MONUMENT DE L'INDÉPENDANCE

Columns and statues to see
One of the country's most famous monuments, a 17-metre-high bronze ... Read more
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MAISON D'EQREM VLORA

Places associated with famous people to visit
Large white villa belonging to Eqrem Vlora (1885-1964), one of the ... Read more
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PALAIS DES SPORTS

Contemporary architecture
1979 building decorated with mosaics depicting traditional disciplines in ... Read more
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ALI-PACHA BRIDGE

Works of art to see
Very beautiful. This is actually a section of an old aqueduct built in ... Read more