2024
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
Konispol
2024
PONT DE NIVAN
Works of art to see
Early 19th-century Ottoman bridge over the Zagoria between Ndëran and ...Read more
Sheper
2024
MONUMENT DE LA RÉSISTANCE
Columns and statues to see
Striking bronze statue of a fighter raising his rifle for the assault. ...Read more
Durrës
2024
PONT DE CERKOVICA
Works of art to see
This beautiful 17th-century bridge has two arches. It leads to the ...Read more
Cerkovica
2024
MARCHÉ BYZANTIN
Ancient monuments
Archaeological site. Circular Byzantine macellum erected in the early 6th ...Read more
Durrës
2024
FORTERESSE DE BORSH
Castles to visit
On the heights of Borsh, this ruined fortress offers a panoramic view of ...Read more
Borsh
2024
TOUR VÉNITIENNE
Towers to visit
Built by the Venetians on the basis of a Byzantine tower, incorporating ...Read more
Durrës
2024
PONT DU KADI
Works of art to see
Beautiful Ottoman stone bridge, next to the Benja baths and Langarica ...Read more
Përmet
2024
GORICA BRIDGE
Works of art to see
Elegantly placed over the Osum River, this bridge dates back to 1927. But ...Read more
Berat
2024
ZEKATE HOUSE
Mansion to visit
This large, four-storey building is Gjirokastra's most beautiful ...Read more
Gjirokastra
2024
FORTRESS OF PREZA
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Byzantine fortress dominated by a 16th-century mosque. Beautiful views over ...Read more
Preza
2024
FORMER FRENCH HIGH SCHOOL
Schools colleges and universities to visit
Establishment founded by the French army in 1917, where dictator Enver ...Read more
Korça
2024
HOUSE OF ISMAIL KADARE
Places associated with famous people to visit
Birthplace of the great Franco-Albanian writer. Almost entirely rebuilt in ...Read more
Gjirokastra
2024
KASTRO OF HIMARA
Castles to visit
This fortified town boasts Hellenistic walls and a 16th-century church. ...Read more
Himara
2024
VANGJUSH-MIO MUSEUM
Places associated with famous people to visit
In the birthplace of impressionist painter Vangjush Mio. Some forty of his ...Read more
Korça
2024
MOSAIC AT THE NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Contemporary architecture
Large 565m2 mosaic from the Communist era. Dating from 1981, it depicts ...Read more
Tirana
2024
KRYEMINISTRIA
Public buildings to visit
Office of the Albanian Prime Minister. Former Italian army headquarters. ...Read more
Tirana
2024
FORTERESSE DE ÇUKA E AJTOIT
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Fine remains of ancient Chaonian fortifications on an astonishing conical ...Read more
Konispol
2024
PONT SUSPENDU DE BERAT
Works of art to see
This pedestrian bridge is a convenient way to cross the Osum between the ...Read more
Berat
2024
VILLA D'AHMET ZOGU
Places associated with famous people to visit
Villa built by King Zog from 1937 to 1939 on a hill overlooking the town ...Read more
Durrës
2024
PALAIS DES CONGRÈS
Contemporary architecture
Brutalist-style building from 1986 on boulevard des Martyrs-de-la-Nation. ...Read more
Tirana
2024
STATUE DE SKANDERBEG
Columns and statues to see
Representing the national hero, this 6 m high bronze statue dates back to ...Read more
Kruja
2024
OBÉLISQUE DE L'ÉDUCATION
Columns and statues to see
Monument erected on a hill overlooking the bazaar district to commemorate ...Read more
Gjirokastra
2024
PALACE OF CULTURE
Palaces to visit
Stalinist building on Skanderbeg Square housing the opera house, the ...Read more
Tirana
2024
BRIDGE OF MES
Works of art to see
Dating from 1768, it is the largest Ottoman bridge in Albania: 108 m long, ...Read more
Shkodra
2024
LËKURËSI FORT
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Ottoman fort on a hill to the east of the town center. Vast panorama. ...Read more
Saranda
2024
MONUMENT DE L'INDÉPENDANCE
Columns and statues to see
One of the country's most famous monuments, a 17-metre-high bronze ...Read more
Vlora
2024
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
Vlora
2024
FORTERESSE DE LEZHA
Castles to visit
Ruined Ottoman fortress. Beautiful views of Lezha, the coast and the north ...Read more
Lezha
2024
BOFILL TOWER
Contemporary architecture
205-metre-high tower to the east of Skanderbeg Square, scheduled for 2026. ...Read more
Tirana
2024
PALAIS DES SPORTS
Contemporary architecture
1979 building decorated with mosaics depicting traditional disciplines in ...Read more
Vlora
2024
APPARTEMENT DE KADARÉ
Places associated with famous people to visit
Museum in the large apartment where Ismail Kadaré lived from 1974 to 1992. ...Read more
Tirana
2024
EDITH DURHAM MONUMENT
Places associated with famous people to visit
At an altitude of 1,740 m, it pays tribute to the British albanophile Edith ...Read more
Theth
2024
ELBASAN ARENA
Contemporary architecture
Albania's third-largest stadium, renovated in 2014. It was here that the ...Read more
Elbasan
2024
AKADEMIA E FILMIT DHE MULTIMEDIAS MARUBI
Schools colleges and universities to visit
Read moreThis film school (Akademia e Filmit dhe Multimedias Marubi) bears the name of Albania's pioneer of photography, Pietro Marubi (1834-1903), and is located in the street named after the great Austrian actor of Albanian origin Alexander Moissi (1878-1935), in the heart of the former film studios of the communist regime. It regularly organizes free screenings and exhibitions, notably as part of the Cinéma des pays francophones cycle in March. Bus: line 15a, get off at Kinostudio.
Tirana
2024
MAUSOLÉE DE SKANDERBEG
Places associated with famous people to visit
Mausoleum erected in 1981 housing the Catholic church in which the national ...Read more
Lezha
2024
FORMER UNIVERSITY OF BERAT
Contemporary architecture
This enormous kitsch palace dominates the eastern part of the modern city. ...Read more
Berat
2024
ALI-PACHA BRIDGE
Works of art to see
Very beautiful. This is actually a section of an old aqueduct built in ...Read more
Gjirokastra
2024
PETRELA CASTLE
Castles to visit
In the 15th century, this small castle of Byzantine origin was the ...Read more
Petrela
2024
CASTLE OF PETRELA
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Beautiful little Byzantine castle dominated by a large semicircular tower ...Read more
Elbasan
2024
VILLA DE SALI SHIJAKU
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
Villa of the painter Sali Shijaku (b. 1933). He no longer lives there, but ...Read more
Tirana
2024
FICO HOUSE
Mansion to visit
House belonging to the Fico family, distinguished by its magnificent yellow ...Read more
Gjirokastra
2024
ÎLE DE SHURDHAH
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
It extends over 7.5 ha and houses the ruins of Sarda, a town founded by the ...Read more
Shkodra
2024
VILLE SOUTERRAINE DE KUKËS
Military monuments
Huge installations dug in the 1970s to house the population of Kukës in ...Read more
Kukës
2024
PONT DE BRARI
Works of art to see
Beautiful 18th-century Ottoman stone structure spanning the Tirana River in ...Read more
Mont Dajti
2024
FORTERESSE DE KANINA
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Ruined fortress, entrance fee payable, closed in the evening. Valuable ...Read more
Vlora
2024
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE SYNAGOGUE-BASILICA
Ancient monuments
Remains of an astonishing complex combining an ancient synagogue and a ...Read more
Saranda
2024
FORT D'ALI PACHA
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Venetian fort on an islet at the mouth of the Vivari canal. It served as ...Read more
Butrint
2024
FORT TRIANGULAIRE
Military monuments
Attractive little Venetian fort, open to the public, opposite the Butrint ...Read more
Butrint