5 Day Tour Higlights Of Albania From Durrës
5 Day Tour Higlights of Albania from Durrës
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Itinerary
Day 1: Durrës
Stop At: Beach of Durrës, Albania
Arrival at the Hotel and Check - in.
Welcome Drink.
Free at your own leisure.
Dinner
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Royal G Hotel and SPA 5*
Day 2: Durrës - Tirana - Durrës
Stop At: Muzeu Historik Kombetar, Skenderbej Square Boulevard Zogu I, Tirana 1001 Albania
Departure to Tirana, the capital of Albania.
Driving time around 1 hour.
With all the participants, we discover Albania's capital city on a 3-hour walking tour with a local guide. See Tirana's disintegrating soviet-era buildings, modern-day building projects and proud historic monuments, all side-by-side. We will visit the National History Museum.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Skanderbeg Square, At the center of Tirana, Tirana Albania
The Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi Skënderbej) is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Et`hem Bey Mosque, Sheshi Skenderbej, Tirana 1001 Albania
The Hadji Et'hem Bey Mosque is a mosque in Tirana, Albania. Closed under communist rule, the mosque reopened as a house of worship in 1991.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Clock Tower, Sheshi Skenderbej next to Et`hem Bey Mosque, Tirana Albania
The Tirana Clock Tower began to be built by Haxhi Et'hem Beu in 1822.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tirana Castle, Shëtitorja Murat Toptani, Tiranë, Albania
Fortress of Justinian or simply known as Tirana Castle is a castle in Tirana, Albania. Its history dates back before 1300 and is a remnant from the Byzantine-era.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Tanners' Bridge, Bulevardi Jean D'Arc, Tirana Albania
Tanners' Bridge is a stone footbridge of the 18th-century Ottoman period.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pyramid of Tirana, Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit, Tiranë 1010, Albania
The Pyramid of Tirana is a structure and former museum of the ex-dictator.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Blloku, Tirana Albania
Residential Blloku is an upscale nightlife and shopping hotspot, with hip bars and cafes, and trendy global restaurants alongside luxury boutiques. During the era of Communist rule, it was a closed-off precinct for the party elite, and the villa of long-ruling dictator Enver Hoxha still stands.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Beach of Durrës, Albania
Return to the the Hotel.
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Royal G Hotel and SPA 5*
Day 3: Durrës - Krujë - Durrës
Stop At: Durres Archaeological Museum, Rruga Taulantia, Durres Albania
Drive to Durres and visit the Durrës Archaeological Museum established in 1951, the largest in the country, including Durrës prehistoric, archaic, classical, and civic Illyrian periods, extending to the 1st century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Durres Castle, Durres Albania
Durrës Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Durrësit) is the fortified old city of Durrës, enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced in the Middle Ages and early modern periods.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Durres Amphitheatre, Rruga Kalase, Durres Albania
Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës built after the 2nd century B.C remains one of the most majestic of the ancient world and one of ten most beautiful Roman amphitheatres.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Venetian Tower, Rruga Anastas Durrsaku, Durrës, Albania
Durres castle was reinforced with several guard towers by the Republic of Venice.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kruja Castle, Near Tirana, Kruje 1501 Albania
Driving to Kruja. Viziting Kruja Castle, that was historically one of the most important defensive strongholds in the country.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: National Museum George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, Kruja Castle, Rruga Kala, Krujë 1501, Albania
Visit to Skanderbeg Museum, dedicated to the most celebrated of all Albanian heroes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ethnographic Museum of Kruja, Fortress of Kruja, Kruje 1501 Albania
Ethnographic Museum that presents the story of Albanian customs and traditions throughout the centuries.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Old Bazaar (Pazari i Vjeter), Rruga Albanopolis, Kruje 1501 Albania
A walk and shopping tour inside the fantastic Old Medieval Bazar.
Return to the Hotel, in Durrës Beach.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Royal G Hotel and SPA 5*
Day 4: Durrës - Berat - Durrës
Stop At: Bachelors' Mosque, Berat, Albania
Driving to Berat. It is a 2.5 hours’ drive until we reach Berat. The tour starts in the lower part of the city. First, we visit the Bachelor’s Mosque. The 19th-century Bachelors' Mosque is down by the Osumi River. It was built for unmarried shop assistants and junior craftsmen, and is perched between some fine Ottoman-era shopfronts along the river.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Berat Castle, Rruga Mihal Komnena, Berat 5001 Albania
The narrow stone paths go uphill in-between characteristic houses. It is where local ladies are selling traditionally handcrafted linen dating from their grandmother’s times. Some of the ladies will introduce us to some of the techniques of how they handcrafted all the linens.
What makes the city and especially the castle more interesting is the fact that people are still living there, as centuries before.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: National Iconographic Museum Onufri, Located in the Inner Part of Saint Mary Church in Berat Castel, Berat Albania
Visit the "Onufri" Museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography, located inside the castle. Onufri was the most famous church painter. Unique in his style for the mix of red, orange and gold color, a technique that it is still undiscovered.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: National Ethnographic Museum Berat, Lagja 13 Shtatori Mangalem, Berat Albania
Visit the Ethnographic Museum, situated within a striking, typical 18th century two-story Berat residence, that contains a diversity of everyday objects from throughout history of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Lead Mosque Berat, Rruga Gaqi Gjika, Berat, Albania
Visit the Lead Mosque, a 16th-century historical mosque. Its name comes from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gorica Bridge, Berat 5001 Albania
Gorica Bridge over the Osum river is a landmark in the city of Berat, Albania. It is one of the oldest and most popular Ottoman bridges in Albania.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Quarter Of Gorica, Berat Albania
Quarter of Gorica, the ancient quarter is a small grouping of old homes and buildings on the side of hill. They are notable for their half-whitewashed stone walls and many windows facing the river.
Drive back to Durrës.
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Durrës - Check out
Stop At: Beach of Durrës, Albania
After the Breakfast, Check - out
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: Durrës
Stop At: Beach of Durrës, Albania
Arrival at the Hotel and Check - in.
Welcome Drink.
Free at your own leisure.
Dinner
Duration: 14 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Royal G Hotel and SPA 5*
Day 2: Durrës - Tirana - Durrës
Stop At: Muzeu Historik Kombetar, Skenderbej Square Boulevard Zogu I, Tirana 1001 Albania
Departure to Tirana, the capital of Albania.
Driving time around 1 hour.
With all the participants, we discover Albania's capital city on a 3-hour walking tour with a local guide. See Tirana's disintegrating soviet-era buildings, modern-day building projects and proud historic monuments, all side-by-side. We will visit the National History Museum.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Skanderbeg Square, At the center of Tirana, Tirana Albania
The Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi Skënderbej) is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Et`hem Bey Mosque, Sheshi Skenderbej, Tirana 1001 Albania
The Hadji Et'hem Bey Mosque is a mosque in Tirana, Albania. Closed under communist rule, the mosque reopened as a house of worship in 1991.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Clock Tower, Sheshi Skenderbej next to Et`hem Bey Mosque, Tirana Albania
The Tirana Clock Tower began to be built by Haxhi Et'hem Beu in 1822.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tirana Castle, Shëtitorja Murat Toptani, Tiranë, Albania
Fortress of Justinian or simply known as Tirana Castle is a castle in Tirana, Albania. Its history dates back before 1300 and is a remnant from the Byzantine-era.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Tanners' Bridge, Bulevardi Jean D'Arc, Tirana Albania
Tanners' Bridge is a stone footbridge of the 18th-century Ottoman period.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pyramid of Tirana, Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit, Tiranë 1010, Albania
The Pyramid of Tirana is a structure and former museum of the ex-dictator.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Blloku, Tirana Albania
Residential Blloku is an upscale nightlife and shopping hotspot, with hip bars and cafes, and trendy global restaurants alongside luxury boutiques. During the era of Communist rule, it was a closed-off precinct for the party elite, and the villa of long-ruling dictator Enver Hoxha still stands.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Beach of Durrës, Albania
Return to the the Hotel.
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Royal G Hotel and SPA 5*
Day 3: Durrës - Krujë - Durrës
Stop At: Durres Archaeological Museum, Rruga Taulantia, Durres Albania
Drive to Durres and visit the Durrës Archaeological Museum established in 1951, the largest in the country, including Durrës prehistoric, archaic, classical, and civic Illyrian periods, extending to the 1st century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Durres Castle, Durres Albania
Durrës Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Durrësit) is the fortified old city of Durrës, enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced in the Middle Ages and early modern periods.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Durres Amphitheatre, Rruga Kalase, Durres Albania
Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës built after the 2nd century B.C remains one of the most majestic of the ancient world and one of ten most beautiful Roman amphitheatres.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Venetian Tower, Rruga Anastas Durrsaku, Durrës, Albania
Durres castle was reinforced with several guard towers by the Republic of Venice.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kruja Castle, Near Tirana, Kruje 1501 Albania
Driving to Kruja. Viziting Kruja Castle, that was historically one of the most important defensive strongholds in the country.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: National Museum George Kastrioti Skanderbeg, Kruja Castle, Rruga Kala, Krujë 1501, Albania
Visit to Skanderbeg Museum, dedicated to the most celebrated of all Albanian heroes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ethnographic Museum of Kruja, Fortress of Kruja, Kruje 1501 Albania
Ethnographic Museum that presents the story of Albanian customs and traditions throughout the centuries.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Old Bazaar (Pazari i Vjeter), Rruga Albanopolis, Kruje 1501 Albania
A walk and shopping tour inside the fantastic Old Medieval Bazar.
Return to the Hotel, in Durrës Beach.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Royal G Hotel and SPA 5*
Day 4: Durrës - Berat - Durrës
Stop At: Bachelors' Mosque, Berat, Albania
Driving to Berat. It is a 2.5 hours’ drive until we reach Berat. The tour starts in the lower part of the city. First, we visit the Bachelor’s Mosque. The 19th-century Bachelors' Mosque is down by the Osumi River. It was built for unmarried shop assistants and junior craftsmen, and is perched between some fine Ottoman-era shopfronts along the river.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Berat Castle, Rruga Mihal Komnena, Berat 5001 Albania
The narrow stone paths go uphill in-between characteristic houses. It is where local ladies are selling traditionally handcrafted linen dating from their grandmother’s times. Some of the ladies will introduce us to some of the techniques of how they handcrafted all the linens.
What makes the city and especially the castle more interesting is the fact that people are still living there, as centuries before.
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: National Iconographic Museum Onufri, Located in the Inner Part of Saint Mary Church in Berat Castel, Berat Albania
Visit the "Onufri" Museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography, located inside the castle. Onufri was the most famous church painter. Unique in his style for the mix of red, orange and gold color, a technique that it is still undiscovered.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: National Ethnographic Museum Berat, Lagja 13 Shtatori Mangalem, Berat Albania
Visit the Ethnographic Museum, situated within a striking, typical 18th century two-story Berat residence, that contains a diversity of everyday objects from throughout history of the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Lead Mosque Berat, Rruga Gaqi Gjika, Berat, Albania
Visit the Lead Mosque, a 16th-century historical mosque. Its name comes from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gorica Bridge, Berat 5001 Albania
Gorica Bridge over the Osum river is a landmark in the city of Berat, Albania. It is one of the oldest and most popular Ottoman bridges in Albania.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Quarter Of Gorica, Berat Albania
Quarter of Gorica, the ancient quarter is a small grouping of old homes and buildings on the side of hill. They are notable for their half-whitewashed stone walls and many windows facing the river.
Drive back to Durrës.
Duration: 20 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Durrës - Check out
Stop At: Beach of Durrës, Albania
After the Breakfast, Check - out
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.