2025
LËKURËSI FORT
Saranda
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Ottoman fort on a hill to the east of the town center. Vast panorama. On-site restaurant ...Read more
2025
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE SYNAGOGUE-BASILICA
Saranda
Ancient monuments
Remains of an astonishing complex combining an ancient synagogue and a Christian basilica. ...Read more
2025
SKËNDULI HOUSE
Gjirokastra
Mansion to visit
4.7/5
(7 reviews)
This beautiful fortified house is the best preserved in Gjirokastra. Guided tour by the owners' ...Read more
2025
FORTRESS OF PORTO PALERMO
Porto Palermo
Military monuments
5/5
(2 reviews)
Triangular seaside fortress created by the Venetians in the 1500s. Flashlight recommended.Read more
2025
CITADEL OF GJIROKASTRA
Gjirokastra
Military monuments
3.7/5
(9 reviews)
Erected on a rocky spur overlooking Gjirokastra, this fortress is the largest in Albania. It ...Read more
2025
PORT PALERMO TUNNEL
Porto Palermo
Military monuments
4/5
(1 review)
At Porto Palermo, a 650 m-long tunnel from the Communist period, which was home to small, fast ...Read more
2025
MONASTERY OF THE FORTY-MARTYRS OF SEBASTE
Saranda
Ancient monuments
4/5
(1 review)
In ruins, but beautiful views over the bay. This Orthodox monastery, founded in the 6th ...Read more
2025
MAISON DE HASAN TAHSINI
Konispol
Places associated with famous people to visit
In the hamlet of Ninat. The birthplace of one of Albania's greatest 19th-century intellectuals. ...Read more
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PONT DE NIVAN
Sheper
Works of art to see
Early 19th-century Ottoman bridge over the Zagoria between Ndëran and Nivan. Two abandoned ...Read more
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PONT DE CERKOVICA
Cerkovica
Works of art to see
This beautiful 17th-century bridge has two arches. It leads to the monastery of St. John the ...Read more
2025
FORTERESSE DE BORSH
Borsh
Castles to visit
On the heights of Borsh, this ruined fortress offers a panoramic view of the Ionian coast and ...Read more
2025
ZEKATE HOUSE
Gjirokastra
Mansion to visit
This large, four-storey building is Gjirokastra's most beautiful tower-house. Guided tour by ...Read more
2025
HOUSE OF ISMAIL KADARE
Gjirokastra
Places associated with famous people to visit
Birthplace of the great Franco-Albanian writer. Almost entirely rebuilt in 2016, it still lacks ...Read more
2025
KASTRO OF HIMARA
Himara
Castles to visit
This fortified town boasts Hellenistic walls and a 16th-century church. Magnificent views over ...Read more
2025
FORTERESSE DE ÇUKA E AJTOIT
Konispol
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Fine remains of ancient Chaonian fortifications on an astonishing conical hill, 8 km northwest ...Read more
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OBÉLISQUE DE L'ÉDUCATION
Gjirokastra
Columns and statues to see
Monument erected on a hill overlooking the bazaar district to commemorate the opening of the ...Read more
2025
MONUMENT DE L'INDÉPENDANCE
Vlora
Columns and statues to see
One of the country's most famous monuments, a 17-metre-high bronze inaugurated in 1972 to ...Read more
2025
MAISON D'EQREM VLORA
Vlora
Places associated with famous people to visit
Large white villa belonging to Eqrem Vlora (1885-1964), one of the signatories of the 1912 ...Read more
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PALAIS DES SPORTS
Vlora
Contemporary architecture
1979 building decorated with mosaics depicting traditional disciplines in costume. Weekend ...Read more
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ALI-PACHA BRIDGE
Gjirokastra
Works of art to see
Very beautiful. This is actually a section of an old aqueduct built in 1812-1813. A 3 km walk ...Read more