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Tirana
Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania. Located in the district of the same name. Founded in 1614, and became the capital Albanians in 1920.
Tirana is the industrial and cultural center Albania. Major industries include agricultural products and machinery, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and metallurgy. Tirana has experienced rapid growth and established many new industries since the 1920's.
The Republic of Albania is located in the southeast Europe . Its coast, 450 Kms approximately is washed by the Adriatic Sea to the west and south by the Ionian Sea. Albania limited the south by Greece, on the east by the Republic of Macedonia, northwestern Serbia and Montenegro to the north .
Tirana is the industrial and cultural center Albania. Major industries include agricultural products and machinery, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and metallurgy. Tirana has experienced rapid growth and established many new industries since the 1920's.
The Republic of Albania is located in the southeast Europe . Its coast, 450 Kms approximately is washed by the Adriatic Sea to the west and south by the Ionian Sea. Albania limited the south by Greece, on the east by the Republic of Macedonia, northwestern Serbia and Montenegro to the north .
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Area: 31 km ²
Population: 830,000 inhabitants .
Country: Albania. Area: 28,748 km ². Population: 3,600,000 hab. nationalities and ethnicities: majority Albanians and minority Greek and Slavic. Religion: Muslim 70%, Orthodox 17%, 10% Catholic. inhabitants: Albanian / Albanian Language: Albanian . Ghega main dialects are to the north of the river Shkumbini, and Tosk in the south. Government: Parliamentary republic
President Bamir Topi
: Prime Minister Sali Berisha
Currency: New Lek (LK, ALL)
phone code: +355 Local time: GMT +1
Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz
Weights and Measures: Metric
Climate: Mediterranean with hot, dry summers ; The winters, especially in inland areas are cold and cloudy . Inside the country, the climate is more extreme, continental, while the coast the climate is much more moderate in the air from the sea. The average temperature in Tirana , varies between 6.7 ° C in January and 31 ° C in July. The annual rainfall is 1200 mm , the driest months are July and August while the wettest months are November and December.
Population: 830,000 inhabitants .
Country: Albania. Area: 28,748 km ². Population: 3,600,000 hab. nationalities and ethnicities: majority Albanians and minority Greek and Slavic. Religion: Muslim 70%, Orthodox 17%, 10% Catholic. inhabitants: Albanian / Albanian Language: Albanian . Ghega main dialects are to the north of the river Shkumbini, and Tosk in the south. Government: Parliamentary republic
President Bamir Topi
: Prime Minister Sali Berisha
Currency: New Lek (LK, ALL)
phone code: +355 Local time: GMT +1
Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz
Weights and Measures: Metric
Climate: Mediterranean with hot, dry summers ; The winters, especially in inland areas are cold and cloudy . Inside the country, the climate is more extreme, continental, while the coast the climate is much more moderate in the air from the sea. The average temperature in Tirana , varies between 6.7 ° C in January and 31 ° C in July. The annual rainfall is 1200 mm , the driest months are July and August while the wettest months are November and December.
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The most typical objects Albania can find both in the bazaars of cities as in hotel shops including find a wide range of carpets, silk and silver. As crafts in wood and ceramics, handbags and shoes made by hand, musical instruments and popular music, as well as copper objects and dolls. The
Most shops open at 7:00 pm , Closing time at noon to open again from 16:00 to 19:00 Some open even on Sundays. Banks cash checks only from 8:30 am to 11:00 pm
Most shops open at 7:00 pm , Closing time at noon to open again from 16:00 to 19:00 Some open even on Sundays. Banks cash checks only from 8:30 am to 11:00 pm
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Tirana , was founded in 1614 and made the capital of Albania in 1920. is a small city, which can be explored on foot. In the heart of the city is the Plaza de Skanderberg , this is a large open space, crossed by the great avenue of Bulevardi Dëshmorët and Kombit . You can start the tour by a visit to History Museum, located on the square in front of the Hotel Tirana. Beside the museum is the Palace of Culture , Soviet style, with a theater, cafes, restaurants, numerous art galleries and entrance to the National Library .
Around the square is the Bank of Albania, the Mosque of Ethem Bey , dating from 1793, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city and whose interior is worth seeing; Clock Tower, built in 1830; Gallery Tirana Art and theaters, including Teatri i Kukallave . Crossing the River
Lana , which crosses the city and following the Dëshmorët and Kombit Bulevardi, is a cultural center of interest, the Enver Hoxha Museum , hosting international conferences. Facing it is the Central Committee building where some Labor Party ministers. Many political leaders living in Enver Hoxha Estate, located in Qemali Ismail street near the museum of the same name.
At the end of Bulevardi Kombit Dëshmorët and south of the city are: the Congress Palace, Archaeological Museum, Qemal Stafa Stadium, which hosts football matches, and the University of Tirana a great park (Parku Kombëtar), which has a outdoor theater, a zoo, a botanical garden and an artificial lake .
Across the River and north of the city is Catholic Cathedral and the Orthodox Church.
Around the square is the Bank of Albania, the Mosque of Ethem Bey , dating from 1793, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city and whose interior is worth seeing; Clock Tower, built in 1830; Gallery Tirana Art and theaters, including Teatri i Kukallave . Crossing the River
Lana , which crosses the city and following the Dëshmorët and Kombit Bulevardi, is a cultural center of interest, the Enver Hoxha Museum , hosting international conferences. Facing it is the Central Committee building where some Labor Party ministers. Many political leaders living in Enver Hoxha Estate, located in Qemali Ismail street near the museum of the same name.
At the end of Bulevardi Kombit Dëshmorët and south of the city are: the Congress Palace, Archaeological Museum, Qemal Stafa Stadium, which hosts football matches, and the University of Tirana a great park (Parku Kombëtar), which has a outdoor theater, a zoo, a botanical garden and an artificial lake .
Across the River and north of the city is Catholic Cathedral and the Orthodox Church.
Formalities
To access needed Albania passport valid for at least 6 months , for stays of less than 30 days nor visa is required.
Airport charges for international and domestic flights are included in the ticket price.
Airport charges for international and domestic flights are included in the ticket price.
Food & Fun
The ingredients used in Albanian cuisine are typically Mediterranean influences with Turkish, Greek and Italian . But mostly Turkish which is strongly influenced by it.
Among local dishes include çomlek , meat with onion, Ferg, rosto me willows and Tave kosi kosi , with lamb and yogurt. Areas of rivers and lakes also enjoy excellent fish. Are typical in the Balkans grilled meats like shishkebap, and qofte romstek . Among the desserts, try the akullore, a very unique flavored ice cream.
Among the typical drinks stresses that as an aperitif we usually take a brandy called Raki and a liquor called UZO and various fruit liqueurs or herbs such as Fernet . the white wine and red highlights on beer is mostly imported from Macedonia and Greece. coffee or espresso Turkish take it.
Among the entertainment highlights Albanians preferred theater, so that each town has interesting performances, which are posted on the walls of the city. Sporting events usually take place at local stadiums on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
To relax and enjoy the holiday does not forget beaches the Albanian coast where you can practice water sports the well as in areas of lakes and rivers.
Among local dishes include çomlek , meat with onion, Ferg, rosto me willows and Tave kosi kosi , with lamb and yogurt. Areas of rivers and lakes also enjoy excellent fish. Are typical in the Balkans grilled meats like shishkebap, and qofte romstek . Among the desserts, try the akullore, a very unique flavored ice cream.
Among the typical drinks stresses that as an aperitif we usually take a brandy called Raki and a liquor called UZO and various fruit liqueurs or herbs such as Fernet . the white wine and red highlights on beer is mostly imported from Macedonia and Greece. coffee or espresso Turkish take it.
Among the entertainment highlights Albanians preferred theater, so that each town has interesting performances, which are posted on the walls of the city. Sporting events usually take place at local stadiums on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
To relax and enjoy the holiday does not forget beaches the Albanian coast where you can practice water sports the well as in areas of lakes and rivers.
Tours
Northern Albania offers visitors two important things: the ability to enjoy a wonderful scenery of mountains in a landscape that is worth see, and the made in the old story who keep their cities.
Durrës. is the second largest city after Tirana. The bay is located southwest of the city has beautiful beaches that attract tourism and many hotels are concentrated area. The importance of this port in the east of the Adriatic and the Greeks knew when they founded the city in 627 BC , and christened with the name of Epidamnus . After the Romans changed his name, which has evolved today and took it as a stop on the road of Via Appia, which linked Rome to Constantinople. This old city was repeatedly taken.
Between 1914 and 1920 was the capital of Albania . A Despite being mainly an industrial city , Durrës keeps the memory of the ancient Roman and Byzantine civilizations whose ruins significantly embellish.
Among the attractions the city has highlighted the Archaeological Museum, which housed inside objects are unique. It is surrounded by a beautiful garden near the Byzantine walls , surrounding the city center, built after the invasion of the Visigoths in 481 and which were added Venetian towers XIV century. Within the walls lies the Roman Amphitheater , built in the early centuries of the Christian era. Side walls are the Sultan Mosque and Moisiut Popullore Ekspozita and Kultur. To the north of the city include the Aleksander Moisiu Theatre and Roman Bath . Further north is the Martyrs' Cemetery . On the way to the sea is the King Ahmet Zog Palace, near the lighthouse.
Kruja. to 608 meters on the side of a mountain stands the city of Kruja, an important and crucial story for Albania. No wonder the national hero Skanderberg , settled there in the fifteenth century. Citadel , Defended the hero of the Turks still held between the modern city. There is the Historical Museum, which has long struggles against the Ottoman Empire through their relics; the Ethnographic Museum; Bektashi Tekke, place of worship of a mystical sect of Islam, and Turkish baths .
The hottest place in town is the Turkish Bazaar, where you can admire all kinds of crafts and objects.
Shkodra. Near the lake that bears his name is the old capital Ghega , one of the oldest in Europe. Well framed between the lake, the river Buna and Drin. Shkodra has always been the most Catholic city Albania, has a great cathedral, the Cathedral Catholic 1858; Jesuit and Franciscan monasteries, seminaries and religious libraries. The only mosque escaped the Cultural Revolution of 1967 was the Leaden Mosque, built in 1774.
After seeing the city, the beautiful Shkodra Lake offers visitors the most beautiful scenery can be enjoyed from the cafe which is on its shores.
Lezha. In this city are the remains of Skanderberg where died of fever. His tomb can be visited at the ruins of the Franciscan Church of St. Nicholas. Nearby are also Ethnographic Museum and the medieval citadel.
Al southern Albania include the following cities:
Berat. is known in Albania as "city of a thousand windows." is the capital of the district and county of Berat. Also known as "museum city", because it retains its historic neighborhoods. Mangalem, Gorica and Kalgia are the names given to the three old towns. Berat also has numerous mosques and churches interest.
Among the most notable sights are the Museum i Lufter; the Ethnographic Museum and Onufri Museum in Citadel ; The Church of the Holy Trinity and of the Evangelists; and some mosques as Leaden Mosque, built in 1555, the Mosque of King of 1512 and a mosque converted into a museum of 1827 near the Palace of Culture Tutulani Margarita. The city spreads dominate the banks of the Osun River and has a beautiful landscape to behold.
Elbasan. Located halfway between Durres and Pogradec . The city walls were built by the Turks and still remain intact. In the center are the Turkish Baths , dating from the seventeenth century. Nearby is the Ethnographic Museum, a typical nineteenth-century Balkan building. The Puerta del Bazar near the clock tower through it reaches King Mosque, built in the fifteenth century, and Orthodox Church of Santa Maria.
Gjirokastra. museum is a beautiful city in the middle of the mountains in Drin valley, and an important tradition Tosk. The buildings of the city kept a beautiful harmony in black and white stone persevering in its history. The city is full of interesting museums to see, including highlights National Museum of the War of Liberation and Ethnographic Museum. In the center of town is the Citadel or Kalaja , a museum of arms Bazar Mosque, 1757, and ABC Mëmëdheu Monument, commemorating the revival of Albanian education.
Butrint. This exciting city is visited mostly its ruins, which show a long history. Among the most interesting places should be noted Strength; Greek Theatre, the third century before Christ; Public Baths, geometric mosaic worth seeing; a baptistery decorated with mosaics of colorful animals; a bas-relief of a lion killing a bull is a symbol of the resistance force, and on top of the acropolis a museum full of interesting facts about the area with a terrace that has the best views.
in Butrint is also a nice salt lake connected to the sea through a channel, which are worth visiting.
Vlora. is the most important port in southern Albania. The city is located in a bay 80 kilometers from the Strait of Otranto , from where boats leave to Italy quite often. Among the places to visit in the city include the Archaeological Museum, the monument that commemorates the proclamation of the independence of Albania in Vlora in 1912 ; Murad Mosque dating from 1542; a War Cemetery , and of course, beach town.
Fier. Beside Gjanica River is this city, also the oil industry center. Stresses the Monastery of Santa Maria which now houses the archaeological museum. A few kilometers away Apolonia, known for its historical ruins. These outstanding historical monuments dating from the second century as the bouleterion and Odeon, a small theater, an arcade III century BC and defensive walls dating from the fourth century BC.
Pogradec. is located in the interior, the shores of Lake Ohrid that Albania shares with Macedonia, and a few miles from Lake Prespa , most of which is Macedonia. Is an ideal place for holidays with beaches on the lake, offering visitors a unique landscape, where you can enjoy a particularly healthy mountain climate.
Korça. is a great city, considered the cultural center of South and a rich agricultural region . The most interesting thing to watch is the City Historical Museum, the Museum i Arsimit Kombëtar, or Museum of Education and the statue of the "Warrior" National Oddhise sculpted in 1932 by Paskali. Other places to visit are the Museum of Medieval Art Albanian the bazaar area with numerous antique shops, and Mirahorit Mosque , Which dates from 1485, the oldest in Albania.
Saranda. On the south coast this lovely city is bathed by the waters of the gulf that bears his name, tucked between the mountains and the Ionian Sea . The city name comes from a Christian monastery called Santi Quaranta. The main attraction of the area are some ancient ruins , excellent climate, and for the Albanians the paradise of their honeymoons.
Durrës. is the second largest city after Tirana. The bay is located southwest of the city has beautiful beaches that attract tourism and many hotels are concentrated area. The importance of this port in the east of the Adriatic and the Greeks knew when they founded the city in 627 BC , and christened with the name of Epidamnus . After the Romans changed his name, which has evolved today and took it as a stop on the road of Via Appia, which linked Rome to Constantinople. This old city was repeatedly taken.
Between 1914 and 1920 was the capital of Albania . A Despite being mainly an industrial city , Durrës keeps the memory of the ancient Roman and Byzantine civilizations whose ruins significantly embellish.
Among the attractions the city has highlighted the Archaeological Museum, which housed inside objects are unique. It is surrounded by a beautiful garden near the Byzantine walls , surrounding the city center, built after the invasion of the Visigoths in 481 and which were added Venetian towers XIV century. Within the walls lies the Roman Amphitheater , built in the early centuries of the Christian era. Side walls are the Sultan Mosque and Moisiut Popullore Ekspozita and Kultur. To the north of the city include the Aleksander Moisiu Theatre and Roman Bath . Further north is the Martyrs' Cemetery . On the way to the sea is the King Ahmet Zog Palace, near the lighthouse.
Kruja. to 608 meters on the side of a mountain stands the city of Kruja, an important and crucial story for Albania. No wonder the national hero Skanderberg , settled there in the fifteenth century. Citadel , Defended the hero of the Turks still held between the modern city. There is the Historical Museum, which has long struggles against the Ottoman Empire through their relics; the Ethnographic Museum; Bektashi Tekke, place of worship of a mystical sect of Islam, and Turkish baths .
The hottest place in town is the Turkish Bazaar, where you can admire all kinds of crafts and objects.
Shkodra. Near the lake that bears his name is the old capital Ghega , one of the oldest in Europe. Well framed between the lake, the river Buna and Drin. Shkodra has always been the most Catholic city Albania, has a great cathedral, the Cathedral Catholic 1858; Jesuit and Franciscan monasteries, seminaries and religious libraries. The only mosque escaped the Cultural Revolution of 1967 was the Leaden Mosque, built in 1774.
After seeing the city, the beautiful Shkodra Lake offers visitors the most beautiful scenery can be enjoyed from the cafe which is on its shores.
Lezha. In this city are the remains of Skanderberg where died of fever. His tomb can be visited at the ruins of the Franciscan Church of St. Nicholas. Nearby are also Ethnographic Museum and the medieval citadel.
Al southern Albania include the following cities:
Berat. is known in Albania as "city of a thousand windows." is the capital of the district and county of Berat. Also known as "museum city", because it retains its historic neighborhoods. Mangalem, Gorica and Kalgia are the names given to the three old towns. Berat also has numerous mosques and churches interest.
Among the most notable sights are the Museum i Lufter; the Ethnographic Museum and Onufri Museum in Citadel ; The Church of the Holy Trinity and of the Evangelists; and some mosques as Leaden Mosque, built in 1555, the Mosque of King of 1512 and a mosque converted into a museum of 1827 near the Palace of Culture Tutulani Margarita. The city spreads dominate the banks of the Osun River and has a beautiful landscape to behold.
Elbasan. Located halfway between Durres and Pogradec . The city walls were built by the Turks and still remain intact. In the center are the Turkish Baths , dating from the seventeenth century. Nearby is the Ethnographic Museum, a typical nineteenth-century Balkan building. The Puerta del Bazar near the clock tower through it reaches King Mosque, built in the fifteenth century, and Orthodox Church of Santa Maria.
Gjirokastra. museum is a beautiful city in the middle of the mountains in Drin valley, and an important tradition Tosk. The buildings of the city kept a beautiful harmony in black and white stone persevering in its history. The city is full of interesting museums to see, including highlights National Museum of the War of Liberation and Ethnographic Museum. In the center of town is the Citadel or Kalaja , a museum of arms Bazar Mosque, 1757, and ABC Mëmëdheu Monument, commemorating the revival of Albanian education.
Butrint. This exciting city is visited mostly its ruins, which show a long history. Among the most interesting places should be noted Strength; Greek Theatre, the third century before Christ; Public Baths, geometric mosaic worth seeing; a baptistery decorated with mosaics of colorful animals; a bas-relief of a lion killing a bull is a symbol of the resistance force, and on top of the acropolis a museum full of interesting facts about the area with a terrace that has the best views.
in Butrint is also a nice salt lake connected to the sea through a channel, which are worth visiting.
Vlora. is the most important port in southern Albania. The city is located in a bay 80 kilometers from the Strait of Otranto , from where boats leave to Italy quite often. Among the places to visit in the city include the Archaeological Museum, the monument that commemorates the proclamation of the independence of Albania in Vlora in 1912 ; Murad Mosque dating from 1542; a War Cemetery , and of course, beach town.
Fier. Beside Gjanica River is this city, also the oil industry center. Stresses the Monastery of Santa Maria which now houses the archaeological museum. A few kilometers away Apolonia, known for its historical ruins. These outstanding historical monuments dating from the second century as the bouleterion and Odeon, a small theater, an arcade III century BC and defensive walls dating from the fourth century BC.
Pogradec. is located in the interior, the shores of Lake Ohrid that Albania shares with Macedonia, and a few miles from Lake Prespa , most of which is Macedonia. Is an ideal place for holidays with beaches on the lake, offering visitors a unique landscape, where you can enjoy a particularly healthy mountain climate.
Korça. is a great city, considered the cultural center of South and a rich agricultural region . The most interesting thing to watch is the City Historical Museum, the Museum i Arsimit Kombëtar, or Museum of Education and the statue of the "Warrior" National Oddhise sculpted in 1932 by Paskali. Other places to visit are the Museum of Medieval Art Albanian the bazaar area with numerous antique shops, and Mirahorit Mosque , Which dates from 1485, the oldest in Albania.
Saranda. On the south coast this lovely city is bathed by the waters of the gulf that bears his name, tucked between the mountains and the Ionian Sea . The city name comes from a Christian monastery called Santi Quaranta. The main attraction of the area are some ancient ruins , excellent climate, and for the Albanians the paradise of their honeymoons.
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