About this route
A walk through Albania's colourful capital, from its central square to Ottoman heritage and communist-era landmarks.
Stops on this route
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Start
Skanderbeg Square
Tirana's vast main square, named after the national hero.
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1
Et'hem Bej Mosque
18th-century Ottoman mosque with elaborate frescoes.
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2
National History Museum
Albania's largest museum, its façade dominated by a socialist-realist mosaic.
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3
Bunk'Art 2
Cold War bunker turned museum on political persecution.
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4
Pyramid of Tirana
Brutalist concrete pyramid, originally built as a museum for Enver Hoxha.
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End
Grand Park of Tirana
The city's largest park surrounding an artificial lake.
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