LËKURËSI FORT
Kalaja e Lëkurësit, 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
SKËNDULI HOUSE
Rruga Sokaku i te Mareve, 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
FORT DE PORTO PALERMO
Porto Palermo, Porto Palermo
Castles to visit
5/5
(2 reviews)
Well-preserved triangular fort of Venetian origin (c. 1500) on the peninsula in the center of ...Read more
CITADEL OF GJIROKASTRA
Rruga Evlia Celebi, Gjirokastra
Military monuments
3.6/5
(10 reviews)
Erected on a rocky spur overlooking Gjirokastra, this fortress is the largest in Albania. It ...Read more
PORT PALERMO TUNNEL
SH8, 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
MONASTERY OF THE FORTY-MARTYRS OF SEBASTE
Rruga 40 Shenjtorët, Saranda
Ancient monuments
4/5
(1 review)
In ruins, but beautiful views over the bay. This Orthodox monastery, founded in the 6th ...Read more
MAISON DE HASAN TAHSINI
Ninat, 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
PONT DE NIVAN
Ura e Nivanit, Sheper
Works of art to see
Early 19th-century Ottoman bridge over the Zagoria between Ndëran and Nivan. Two abandoned ...Read more
PONT DE CERKOVICA
Cerkovicë, 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
FORTERESSE DE BORSH
Kalaja e Borshit, Borsh
Castles to visit
On the heights of Borsh, this ruined fortress offers a panoramic view of the Ionian coast and ...Read more
ZEKATE HOUSE
Rruga Mazllëm Shazivari, Gjirokastra
Mansion to visit
This large, four-storey building is Gjirokastra's most beautiful tower-house. Guided tour by ...Read more
HOUSE OF ISMAIL KADARE
Rruga Fato Berberi 16, 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
KASTRO OF HIMARA
Kalaja e Himarës, Himara
Castles to visit
This fortified town boasts Hellenistic walls and a 16th-century church. Magnificent views over ...Read more
FORTERESSE DE ÇUKA E AJTOIT
Çiflik, Konispol
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Fine remains of ancient Chaonian fortifications on an astonishing conical hill, 8 km northwest ...Read more
OBÉLISQUE DE L'ÉDUCATION
Rruga e Zejtareve, Gjirokastra
Columns and statues to see
Monument erected on a hill overlooking the bazaar district to commemorate the opening of the ...Read more
MONUMENT DE L'INDÉPENDANCE
Sheshi i Flamurit, 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
MAISON D'EQREM VLORA
Bulevardi Ismail Qemali, 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
PALAIS DES SPORTS
Bulevardi Ismail Qemali, Vlora
Contemporary architecture
1979 building decorated with mosaics depicting traditional disciplines in costume. Weekend ...Read more
ALI-PACHA BRIDGE
Rruga Hito Lekdush, 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
FICO HOUSE
Rruga Fato Berberi, Gjirokastra
Mansion to visit
House belonging to the Fico family, distinguished by its magnificent yellow facade and ...Read more