Full-Day Private Gjirokastra Heritage Tour from Tirana

Private Tour

English, Italian

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Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

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The day tour of Gjirokastra is the recommendation to those people who want to use their last day in Albania to visit one of our most impressive cities. Gjirokastra, also called the ‘stone city’ with its stone house roof-tops, with a high influence of ottoman style buildings and architecture. This uniqueness of architectural style listed it among the world cultural heritage sites under UNESCO from 2005.

Gjirokastra has a lot to offer; a list of ‘must’ that you should visit and see. Within this day tour in Gjirokastra, we recommend you the main attractions not to miss, such the Argjiro castle, an walk on the cobblestones of the Old Bazaar and the visit of one of the traditional museum houses which will dive you in the past, imaging how these people use to live in the past.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Gjirokastra Bazaar

The tour of the city starts around 10.30 a.m from Cerciz Topulli square in Gjirokastra. A walk through the cobblestone streets of the Old Bazaar leads us to the Castle of Argjiro on the top of the hill and the best panoramic view of the whole city and Drino’s river valley. Here you will have the chance to see from close the main arts and crafts that this city uses to preserve still nowadays. You can buy souvenirs on the way back at the end of the tour.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

During the walk on the Old Bazaar, we will take a corner of a few stairs more to reach the Obelisk point. The view from here will allow you a close look at the traditional stone houses, at the old and new quarters of this big city situated on the roots of Mali i Gjere (Large Mountain).

15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable