2025
CITADEL OF BERAT
Rruga Mihal Komnena, Berat
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
4.7/5
(9 reviews)
Superb. Home to numerous churches, the country's oldest mosque (in ruins) and the prestigious ...Read more
KRUJA CITADEL
Kalaja e Krujës, Kruja
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
4.2/5
(5 reviews)
Of Byzantine origin, it was Skanderbeg's stronghold against the Ottomans. It houses two museums ...Read more
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
STATUE OF SKANDERBEG
Sheshi Skënderbej, Tirana
Columns and statues to see
3.8/5
(8 reviews)
The country's most famous statue in its largest square. Bronze by Odhise Paskali depicting the ...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
KRUJA'S OLD BAZAAR
Pazari Vjetër, Kruja
Markets
4/5
(2 reviews)
Old Ottoman shopping street. Workshops and stores sell everything from handicrafts to ...Read more
TANNERS' BRIDGE
Bulevardi Zhan d'Ark, Tirana
Works of art to see
4/5
(2 reviews)
A rare Ottoman relic in Tirana, this 18th-century bridge was used to transport cattle to ...Read more
ELBASAN CITADEL
Bulvardi Qemal Stafa, Elbasan
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
4/5
(1 review)
This citadel is the heart of Elbasan. In fact, it's one of the few pleasant neighborhoods in ...Read more
TOUR DE L'HORLOGE D'ELBASAN
Bulevardi Qemal Stafa, Elbasan
Towers to visit
4/5
(1 review)
White tower, 15 m high, erected in 1899 on a bastion of the Elbasan citadel. Iconic but not ...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
PANORAMIC TOWER
Sheshi Teatrit, Korça
Towers to visit
4/5
(1 review)
A 33 m high tower offering an impressive 360-degree view of Korça and the surrounding ...Read more
ISOLATION TOWER
Ruga e Gjelajve, Theth
Towers to visit
4/5
(1 review)
The last tower of this type in Albania. It was used to house men who were subject to a "blood ...Read more
STADE NATIONAL
Sheshi Italia 1, Tirana
Contemporary architecture
4/5
(1 review)
Largest stadium in the country. To be rebuilt in 2019. 112 m high tower with shopping mall and ...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
TÉLÉPHÉRIQUE DAJTI EKSPRES
Rruga Mahmut Allushi 56, Mont Dajti
Stations and subways to visit
4/5
(1 review)
The country's only cable car between Tirana (Porcelani district) and Mount Dajti National Park. ...Read more
CITADEL OF ROZAFA
Rruga Kalasë, Shkodra
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
3.7/5
(3 reviews)
Ancient Venetian fortress on a hill. Remains, small museum, bar-restaurant and, above all, ...Read more
TIRANA PYRAMID
Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit 5, Tirana
Contemporary architecture
3.4/5
(5 reviews)
Emblematic monument erected in 1988 as a mausoleum for Enver Hoxha. It is now a computer ...Read more
DURRËS AMPHITHEATER
Rruga Kalase, Durrës
Ancient monuments
3.3/5
(4 reviews)
The largest Roman amphitheatre in the Balkans. Poorly promoted, it has suffered serious damage ...Read more