• Skanderbeg Square - Originally designed by Italian architect A. Brasini before World War II, Skanderbeg Square once displayed statues of Stalin, Skanderbeg, and Enver Hoxha. Today, only the Skanderbeg Statue remains. This tour will reveal how the square evolved into its current modern appearance after numerous transformations over the centuries.
• Clock Tower - Completed in 1822, the Tirana Clock Tower is among 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 serves as a natural, museum-like historical gallery. It passes by several monumental sites, 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, visitors can also explore new tourist attractions 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 contemporary tourist attraction 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 interest in the project, calling both Brasini and Bosio for special audiences to discuss the progress of Tirana’s Boulevard. Our local guide will provide more insights…
• Blloku - Known as Ish-Blloku or simply Blloku, this upscale area in Tirana is famous for its entertainment options, including boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes. Dubbed the “playground of the young Albanian elite,” it gained popularity after the fall of Communism, as it was previously a restricted area for the Albanian politburo. Visitors can still see the residence of Albania’s communist leader Enver Hoxha.
• Enver Hoxha Pyramid - Initially opened as the Enver Hoxha Museum in 1988, it served as a heritage museum until 1991. The structure resembles an Egyptian pyramid dedicated to pharaohs, but from above, it reveals the shape of a communist star. The renewed construction is sure to impress visitors today…

• 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

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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