Private Tour
Private Cold War City Tour in Gjirokaster
Overview
Available languages
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 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.
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.
What‘s Included
Guided Tour
Coffee and/or Tea
The entrance tickets are not included in the price
Options
Private Cold War City Tour in Gjirokaster
Reviews
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Visit only in English, too bad because interesting
Maybach76,Sep 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Interesting 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
4.00Nice 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
5.00Really 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
5.00The guide, Elisa, was very knowledgeable and kind. We arrived early so they assisted us with another attraction.
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