Embark on a captivating architecture tour in Tirana, the heart of the Balkans. Discover contemporary and historical structures, from Scanderbeg Square to the New Bazaar and the Pyramid of Enver Hoxha.
Embark on a captivating architecture tour in Tirana, the heart of the Balkans. Discover contemporary and historical structures, from Scanderbeg Square to the New Bazaar and the Pyramid of Enver Hoxha.
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Skanderbeg Square - Originally designed by Italian architect A. Brasini before World War II, Skanderbeg Square has hosted statues of Stalin, Skanderbeg, and Enver Hoxha, but today only the Skanderbeg statue remains. This tour will reveal how the square has evolved to its current modern appearance through numerous changes over the centuries.
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- Skanderbeg Square - Originally designed by Italian architect A. Brasini before World War II, Skanderbeg Square has hosted statues of Stalin, Skanderbeg, and Enver Hoxha, but today only the Skanderbeg statue remains. This tour will reveal how the square has evolved to its current modern appearance through numerous changes over the centuries.
- Clock Tower - Completed in 1822, the Tirana Clock Tower is one of the oldest structures in the city, dating back to the late Ottoman period.
- Rruga Murat Toptani - The pedestrian path “Murat Toptani” holds historical significance and can be seen as a natural, museum, and historical gallery. It passes by several monumental artifacts, including the Fortress of Tirana, the Academy of Sciences headquarters, the country’s first national park, the old National Library, and the former Political Persecutor’s Building, ending at Tanners Bridge. Along the way, you’ll also find new tourist spots like Kalaja e Tiranes, the National Gallery of Arts, and the Residence of the Albanian Royal Family.
- Fortress of Justinian - Known as Kalaja e Tiranës, Tirana’s Castle is a modern tourist destination located on Toptani Pedestrian Street.
- Deshmoret E Kombit Boulevard - Armando Brasini designed the boulevard with a grand European Renaissance style, while Gherardio Bosio added European splendor and neoclassical utilitarian buildings. Mussolini himself took an interest in the project, calling both architects to special audiences to report on its progress. Our local guide will provide more insights…
- Blloku - Known as Ish-Blloku or simply Blloku, this upscale area in Tirana is famous for its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes. Once a restricted residential area for the Albanian politburo during the communist era, it became a popular entertainment destination after the fall of Communism. You can still see the residence of Albania’s communist leader Enver Hoxha in Blloku.
- Enver Hoxha Pyramid - Inaugurated in 1988 as the Enver Hoxha Museum, this structure served as a heritage museum for Enver Hoxha until 1991. Resembling an Egyptian pyramid, it reveals the shape of a communist star from above. The renewed construction will surprise you today…
- Professional Certified Guide
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and different Rakis Tasting
- Professional Certified Guide
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil and different Rakis Tasting
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Everything else that is not mentioned at “What’s included” section above
- Snacks
- Gratuities
- Everything else that is not mentioned at “What’s included” section above
You will have the chance to admire the modern architecture of Scanderbeg Square, the Clock tower, Haxhi Ethem Bey Mosque, Ministerial Buildings constructed during the 1930s, visit the most recent and contemporary tourist destinations - Tirana Castle which is known as Kalaja e Tiranës, Toptani Pedestrian Street, Saint Paul Catholic Cathedral, the former…
You will have the chance to admire the modern architecture of Scanderbeg Square, the Clock tower, Haxhi Ethem Bey Mosque, Ministerial Buildings constructed during the 1930s, visit the most recent and contemporary tourist destinations - Tirana Castle which is known as Kalaja e Tiranës, Toptani Pedestrian Street, Saint Paul Catholic Cathedral, the former communist dictator’s museum - the Pyramid of Enver Hoxha, Former Block, The Orthodox Cathedral “The Resurrection of Christ”, and much more…
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