Private Tour

Private Cold War City Tour in Gjirokaster

Overview

Available languages

English

Mobile ticket

During the tour you will have an one of a kind time travelling experience. It will be focused on the less visible sides to visitors. True stories, facts and confenssions will take you to the most dark times of the Albanian history. It will be possible to explain the main concepts that were created and that were

strongly injected into the population, such as “The concept of the young man” and whatever this means in the concept of Albanian society, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the ideology of school and art, the way of life of people in the city and in the village.

We will have an explanation of how these concepts were applied by the regime of the time in Albania. All these will be taken from photos preserved as facts and taken from the archives of Gjirokastra families.

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Guided Tour

Coffee and/or Tea

The entrance tickets are not included in the price

What To Expect

The Cold War Tunnel

The visit will begin at the Cold War Tunnel,build to protect the political bureau of the 1970's. Stories,confessions and facts about how it would serve as a shelter for the leaders,so that they could lead military action in case of danger.

50 minutes • Admission Included

Gjirokaster

The second stop of this tour will be the “My Muse” Memorial. This memorial is built in honor of Musine Kokalari an Albanian female intellectual, writer, and politician of Gjirokastra. She was the first female writer of Albania, but was persecuted by the communist regime for her opposing ideas on prison at Burrel and with hard labor Rreshen. Even though she was living her life in poverty, she did not lose her passion for reading and writing. Meet Mrs. Kokalari and her inner world in this must visit memorial museum.

40 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Private Cold War City Tour in Gjirokaster

Reviews

4.50

4 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Visit only in English, too bad because interesting
Maybach76,
Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Interesting visit even if I didn't understand everything because only in English. We regret that there is no text with explanations translated into several languages, as the visit is quick 30 minutes, so it would really be more. We do not regret this visit despite everything. It's cool in the tunnel.
Fine, but many tourists
simond607,
Jul 14, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Nice cozy place. Lots of souvenir shops. And in the evening you can have a nice dinner in the center! You can visit the castle and the bunker and enjoy the view.
Really interesting and nice tour.
A0d0a0m,
Jun 15, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Really interesting and nice tour to the most interesting places in Gjrokaster. Very friendly and experienced tour guide. Thank you!
Worth the visit
Carlos1224,
Sep 14, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The guide, Elisa, was very knowledgeable and kind. We arrived early so they assisted us with another attraction.