Discover Tirana's Historic Heart and Communist Legacy
We meet with our guide at 9 am, and after a short presentation, we begin the walking tour at Skanderbeg Square. As you walk around the square, you'll see an interesting complex of buildings reflecting the different periods that have influenced Tirana's architecture. Only the Clock Tower and Et'hem Bey Mosque remain as reminders of the city's Ottoman past. The communist government also left its footprint by destroying the Ottoman Bazaar and building the new Opera and Ballet House on the site. The next stop on the itinerary is Et'hem Bey Mosque, where you'll learn about the difficulties faced by the clergy, especially after 1967, when freedom of religious expression was prohibited. The mosque was built in 1821 by Et'hem Bey in a typical Turkish style.
Then, we will visit the Bunk-Art Museum, an atomic bunker built during the communist era. Continue to King's Palace and National Martyrs Boulevard.
Here, you'll get to know a piece of the daily life of former dictator Enver Hoxha by visiting the Pyramid, which was meant to be a museum of his life, and the
