Tirana Walking Tour

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Duration: 1h 45min
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Provided by Start Tour Albania
The closest date you can book this product is for 23.06.2024. See products available today and tomorrow.
English
English  |  9:00 AM
EVERY DAY
Italian
Italian  |  9:00 AM
EVERY DAY
Italian
Italian  |  9:05 AM
EVERY DAY
French
French  |  8:55 AM
EVERY DAY
Spanish
Spanish  |  8:55 AM
EVERY DAY
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Overview of the tour in Tirana

Tirana, the heart capital of Albania has a never-ending movement and energy. Tirana offers a mixture of some antique remains, Italian-style architecture of the 20th century, and communist buildings.

Meet at 09:00 with the guide in front of the Nationa Historic Museum in the center, we'll be introduced to a quick history of Albania. We walk through the center of Scanderbeg Square, and will see :
-The monument of Skanderbeg,
-Culture Palace,
-Et'hem Beg Mosque and Clock Tower.
-The monument of unknown solder,
-The Toptani's Saray (ottoman architecture of the 18th century)
-The remains of Castel of Tirana.

Short coffee time. We'll continue on National Boulevard with communist heritage buildings:
-National Art Gallery
-The Pyramid (mausoleum of the late communist leader Enver Hoxha, designed by his daughter)
-The ex-Head Quartier of ex-Communist Party
-The checkpoint monument (representing terror, paranoia, and isolation, as instruments of dictatorship)
-Mother Teresa Plaza
-The presidential building, and we'll end the tour through the area known as Blloku (literally the Block), where you can see
-The ex-prime minister of the communism time house and the Enver Hoxha house.

This activity includes:

  • Et'hem Bej Mosque
  • Palace of Culture
  • Art gallery
  • Tirana Castle
  • Skanderbeg Square

Meeting point

National Historic Museum

On arrival

Meeting point: at the main entrance of National Historic Museum.

Things to note

Best months: March, April, May, June, September, October and November.
We have designed short interesting excursions or day trips, which can be completed in a few hours and up to a full day.
Includes: English/Italian-speaking guide for 4 hours.
Excludes: Everything else not mentioned.

If you would like to continue in the afternoon, you can visit the "Bunk Art 1", which is five-floor underground building and the short visit Dajti Mountain with cable car. This is with extra payment.

Free Cancellation

You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.

English
English  |  9:00 AM
EVERY DAY
Italian
Italian  |  9:00 AM
EVERY DAY
Italian
Italian  |  9:05 AM
EVERY DAY
French
French  |  8:55 AM
EVERY DAY
Spanish
Spanish  |  8:55 AM
EVERY DAY
from €0 Tip based
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