Multicultural tour in Albania, a stroll in history

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TRIP DETAILS

DAY ONE
Airport "Nene Tereza" - Tirana
Nord ALBANIA guides will wait for you at Mother Theresa Airport and we will continue our journey to Tirana, the capital of Albania, where we will accommodate you in a hotel near the center.
Tirana was founded in 1614, by Sulejman Pashe Bargjini, a rich feudal from the village of Mullet. It has been declared the capital since 1920.
Tirana is a large city with over a million inhabitants and being the capital of Albania, this city offers many opportunities for all kinds of tourists. In this city, there are many opportunities to visit the historical-cultural centers. The monument of the national hero, Gjergj Kastriot Skenderbeu, a series of historic buildings such as: Et'hem Bey Mosque, Clock Tower, 35 meters tall, built in 1830. From the top of the tower, which is open to visitors which can enjoy a fantastic view of the Scanderbeg Square, the Tabernacle (XVIII century), the Nene Albania Monument, the National Theater, the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Figurative Art Gallery, the International Center of Culture, the History Museum, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Science of Nature. Also only 15 km south of Tirana, you can visit the Petrela Fortress, 2000 years old, built by the Illyrian tribes of Albans, while in the northwestern part of Tirana, only 15 km away, is the Castle of Preza, which is a point frequented by tourists for the unique views it offers.
Accommodation in one of the hotels in Tirana.

DAY TWO
Tirana -Shkoder
After breakfast is consumed we will visit the city of Shkodra, the largest city in the north of Albania, with an ancient history of civilization and culture. Shkodra is one of the most important centers of ancient Illyrian civilization. It was founded by the tribe of labeats in the beginning of the last millennium BC.
In Shkodra we will visit the Rozafa castle, which is built on a cliff at the entrance of the city of Shkodra. This fortress was used as a fortified Illyrian center, mentioned for the first time during the reign of King Ghent, who ruled from 181 BC to 168 AD.
Also in Shkodra we can visit the Clock Tower, XIX century, known in history as the Sahati of Inglis, belonging to the period of medieval aristocracy. The clock tower, along with the adjacent house, was built with the funds of English lord Paget. From Shkodra we can not leave without visiting the Historical Museum, housed in a monumental dwelling, characteristic house of Shkodra bearing the name "Oso Kuka".
Accommodation in a hotel in Shkoder.

DAY THREE
After breakfast, we will head towards the city of Kruja, one of the most important tourist centers in Albania. Kruja is an early settlement dating to three centuries BC. This city is characterized not only by the unique geography, impressive castle, but also by many traditions transmitted from generation to generation.
Kruja is known as the capital of resistance against the Ottoman invaders, while Skanderbeg guided this resistance. The city is rich in cultural monuments and ethnography, also a rich archaeological site. Kruja has also been declared a city "hero" and a "museum" city because it carries unlimited values. The city's castle and its historic museum, the Old Bazaar's street, the Ethnographic Museum, and a series of cult objects are very important objects that give great interest to visitors. The other specialty of this city are also traditional clothing, bakery, gold and silver crafts etc.
After a complete walk in the town of Kruja, we will be having lunch in a traditional restaurant where we will enjoy typical local dishes.
.Accommodation in a hotel in Kruje.

DAY FOUR
Kruje-Berat
Berat or otherwise called the city of "a thousand and one windows", is one of the rare cities where life begins from ancient times and continues uninterrupted to this day. The city was founded with 313-310 BC, as the castle town of Dasaretis, called Antipatrea by King Kasander in memory of the General Leka the Great. The city inherits from the past a long range of rich historical, cultural, ethnographic, architectural and religious values, which are a significant potential for tourism. One of the inherited values of the city is the Handicrafts of some genres, such as: silver and other metals works, molding, wood engraving, decorative stonework and straw work.
In Berat we will visit the Castle of the city, the National Ethnographic Museum, the Cathedral of Saint Mary and Gorica bridge.
The 14,000-square-foot triangular castle, with 24 towers and two gates, with its Illyrian foundations, reconstructed several times in the 6th, 13th, 15th and 19th centuries it is today one of the largest inhabited castles and a stone archive that offers varieties of styles and contributions from different eras: Illyrian, Roman- Byzantine, Albanian, and Turkish.
The Ethnographic Museum in Berat was inaugurated in 1979. It includes the folk ethnographic culture of Berat Treves, as well as that of South Albania. The museum is housed in a two-storey three-century building, typical of the Beratas Treves. On the first floor is a hall where a medieval alley with traditional shops on its two sides is imitated. In this hall there is also an antiquity ward. Similarly, on the first floor are placed objects that are used for olive processing. On the second floor there is an open court waiting room for guests. In this floor are the archive, the loom, the village reception room, the kitchen and the reception room of the city. Many original, massive and functional objects of our folk culture have been placed in the exterior of the museum.
The Gorice Bridge is one of Berat's cultural and architectural monuments and one of its symbols. By the 1780s with the care of Ahmet Kurt Pasha, from the wooden bridge in the upper part, it was all built of stone. It was rebuilt again taking the look that it preserves today in 1922 from the city hall. It is 129.3 m long, 5.3 m wide, rises 10 m above the river and has 7 arches with spaces 9 to 16.7 m.
Accommodation in a Hotel in Berat.

DAY FIVE
Berat -Gjirokaster
The city of Gjirokastra or, as it is known as the stone city, is one of the most important cities in the south of Albania. Bordered by Tepelena in the north, Permet northeast, Saranda to the south and Greece to the northeast, Gjirokastra is a very attractive city for tourists. The city of Gjirokastra is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005 as one of the few surviving examples in the Balkans of Ottoman-style commercial cities. This "a thousand steps" town, with hundreds of Ottoman-style houses, with stone terraces and wooden balconies, can be called a magical city with a glorious past.
A walk along the bazaar, a visit to the old fortress, will take you back in time. The castle is undoubtedly one of the most wonderful structures. Located on a cliff, with the city below its feet, it offers a stunning view of the Drinos Valley and the surrounding mountains. The main fortifications were built by the Despot of Epirus in the nineteenth century. XII and XIII. After the Ottoman conquest, in the 14th century, the largest repairs were made by Sultan Bayaziti II. From 1811 Ali Pashe Tepelena added many other castles, including the clock tower on the outside. Since his time in the fortress, no building or restoration has been made. In this castle are also the remains of an American Air Force aircraft, which has now become a very interesting object for visitors.
We will also visit the National Arms Museum, opened in 1971, placed where there was a prison. The Museum holds weapons of all kinds, from the period of Independence, until the end of World War II, but mostly partisan war 1939-1944.
Accommodation in hotels in Gjirokastra

DAY SIX
Gjirokaster- Mother Theresa Airport
Depending on your flight schedule, you will be departing to Mother Theresa Airport.