Full Day Gjirokaster Highlights Tour

Gjirokaster City Overview

Highlights

Explore Gjirokaster's well-preserved Ottoman architecture and historic Turkish Kule houses

Walk through beautiful cobbled alleys adorned with unique black, white, and pink motifs

Visit the famous 12th-century bazaar and discover local crafts and culture

Gjirokaster

architectural, historical, sightseeing

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

English, French, Italian

Description

Discover the highlights of Gjirokaster, a city and municipality in southern Albania, in a valley between the Gjere mountains and the Drino. Explore this well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of the large estate. Visit the Turkish Kule houses, a 12th-century bazaar and various highlights of the city on this day tour.

Itinerary

Gjirokaster Tour
- Travel to Gjirokaster's old town and discover the old citadel, ancient Turkish kule houses, cobbled alleys with different motifs in black, white and pink colours.
- Pass through the different districts of the old center, each having its own personalities and visual splendour.
- Walk through pretty flowered streets with steep slopes that can be a little risky to walk on because of its slippery character of the paving stones.
- Visit the famous local bazaar, established in the twelfth century.
- Explore the attractions of the city and religious buildings such as churches and mosques.
End of the tour.