Albania · City Tours

5-Hour Tirana City Sightseeing Tour through Skanderbeg Square and Blloku

5 Hours Round trip from Sheshi Skënderbej Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Tirana's historical heart at Skanderbeg Square with insights from a local guide
  • 02 Visit the Et'hem Bey Mosque, a beautiful example of Albanian religious architecture
  • 03 Discover cultural landmarks such as the Academy of Arts and the Pyramid of Tirana
  • 04 Stroll along Bulevardi I Dëshmorëve to Mother Teresa Square and Sheshi Rinia

Get to know Tirana, Albania's most important city, on a tour designed to give you a complete picture of both the capital's history and the wider history of Albania. Visit key landmarks including the Et'hem Bey Mosque, the Pyramid of Tirana, and Mother Teresa Square, and stroll along Bulevardi I Dëshmorëve to see Sheshi Rinia and the Orthodox Cathedral.

Meet your Tirana tour guide at Sheshi Skënderbej (Scanderbeg Square), the city's centre, where your guide will introduce you to Albania's history.

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What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Tirana
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Tirana's Historic Centre and Cultural Landmarks

  • Meet your Tirana tour guide at Sheshi Skënderbej (Scanderbeg Square), the city's centre, where your guide will introduce you to Albania's history.

  • Walk a short distance to the Et'hem Bey Mosque and the Clock Tower, where you will see one of the most beautiful mosques in Albania, along with other buildings from different eras.

  • Continue towards the Academy of Arts and see the Theater Complex, various ministry buildings, the Pedonale, and the Reja (the Cloud) installation in front of the Academy of Arts.

  • Proceed along Bulevardi I Dëshmorëve to reach the Pyramid of Tirana and the Prime Minister's office building, which includes important objects from Albanian history.

  • Continue further along Bulevardi I Dëshmorëve towards Mother Teresa Square, then turn towards Blloku.

  • Head to Sheshi Rinia and the Orthodox Cathedral before returning to Scanderbeg Square.

Skanderbeg Square, Et'hem Bey Mosque, Pyramid of Tirana, Blloku

Where this trip takes you

Skanderbeg Square, Et'hem Bey Mosque, Pyramid of Tirana, Blloku

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Sheshi Skënderbej 1 city · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Licensed English-speaking Tirana tour guide

What's Not Included

  • Tips

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Skanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania
Tour start
Sheshi Skënderbej, Tirana, Albania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in Sheshi Skënderbej.

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