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Walking Tour: Exploring Tirana's Museums, Historic Sites, and Unique Architecture
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Tirana
Tirana showcases a mix of museums, historical places and a blend of Ottoman, Italian, and communist architectural styles.
Tirana showcases a mix of museums, historical places and a blend of Ottoman, Italian, and communist architectural styles.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Choose Balkans - Albania Tour Operator - We will start our adventure by discovering Tirana, the capital of Albania. Meet with your local companion at our office in Tirana.
- Skanderbeg Square - Tirana offers a great combination of very interesting museums, historic sites, national parks, mountains. Ottoman, Italian and communist style…
- Choose Balkans - Albania Tour Operator - We will start our adventure by discovering Tirana, the capital of Albania. Meet with your local companion at our office in Tirana.
- Skanderbeg Square - Tirana offers a great combination of very interesting museums, historic sites, national parks, mountains. Ottoman, Italian and communist style architecture all clashing with each other, but offering a great pleasure to wander through. We will walk towards Skanderbeg Square, named after the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu. The main square is surrounded by the National Museum, the Bank of Albania, the Opera house, Skanderbeg Statue, Ethem Beu Mosque and fancy bars
- BunkArt 2 - After strolling around the bustling streets of Tirana, we will visit BUNKART, one of the most interesting museums in Tirana. Initially designed as a nuclear bunker offering shelter to the Albanian communist supreme leader Enver Hoxha and his close party members during the cold war. The bunker was kept strictly secret to the general public until 2016, when the Albanian government decided to initiate an interesting project that converted the nuclear bunker into a museum. BUNKART is a video museum exhibition dedicated to the history of the Albanian communist army and to the daily lives of Albanians during the regime.
- Rruga Murat Toptani - Our tour continues towards Tirana Castle, found in the city center. The castle is now a pedestrian street where modern and tradition perfectly merge creating one of the fanciest areas of modern Tirana.
- Blloku - Our last attraction for this tour will be the colorful, lively and vibrant Blloku Neighborhood. Not to be missed is Tirana’s delicious food varieties, from the tasty and cheap street food to the finest gourmet options. This will remark the end of this tour through Tirana’s history and culture
What's Included
- Local companion guide
- Entry tickets to sites included in the tour
- Local companion guide
- Entry tickets to sites included in the tour
What's Not Included
- Lunch, Drinks & Snacks
- Souvenirs, Personal spending
- Everything that is not mentioned in the included
- Lunch, Drinks & Snacks
- Souvenirs, Personal spending
- Everything that is not mentioned in the included
Additional Information
- Tips are not a must in Albania or the Balkans, however, our recommendation is to tip the tour leader/driver as an international practice to tip good service.
- Tips are not a must in Albania or the Balkans, however, our recommendation is to tip the tour leader/driver as an international practice to tip good service.
Location
Choose Balkans - Albania Tour Operator
Rruga Reshit Çollaku
Meet with your local companion at our office in Tirana.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Charles_g
Oct 21, 2024
Excellent Walking Tour - My guide’s depth and range of knowledge was terrific. The conversation we had was truly enjoyable as well as educational. I learned so much about Tirana and Albania’s history and current circumstances.
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H261filisas
Sep 29, 2024
Top notch experience walking around Tirana - We had the best time with Brikena! The walking tour felt very personalized and customized based on what we were interested in. She took us to a local coffee shop and later toured what felt like the whole city of Tirana and we got the full flavor of the eclectic, complicated and still very recent history of Tirana and Albania. We were a inquisitive bunch and probably overwhelmed her with questions but she still managed to answer anything and everything. She mixed factual history with personal stories to make the experience rich and engaging, making unique pit stops along the way. I really enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend Brikena as a tour guide again and again! 5 FULL stars from me!
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John
Dec 4, 2023
Touring history and life in Tirana - Brikena was a truly wonderful guide. Informative with great pacing and interactive with us throughout the tour. She shared her insights based on her life here and shared her love of Albania’s history and growth.
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Stanislavm731
Mar 18, 2023
Great summary of Tirana with a friendly and knowledgable guide - Great overview of Tirana - getting to know about the history and today's state of events in Albania in general as well as in Tirana. Very friendly and knowledgable guide.
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