1st day VISIT OF DURRES.
- Arrival and accommodation in a 3/4 * hotel in the Plazh (Durrres beach).
In the afternoon visit of Durres: second city of Albania (about 220,000 inhabitants) is home to the most important port in the country, an obligatory transit point for various cities in Albania.
Durrës founded by the Illyrians in the XIII century BC, expanded considerably thanks to the tribe of the Taulants in the 9th century BC that made it the capital, it became an important Roman port (from the Romans it was also known as "Taverna dell'Adriatico") of the which period boasts an interesting amphitheater of the time (the largest of the Balkans), in this period of greatest splendor of the city thanks to the "Via Egnatia" which connected the Adriatic with Constantinople became a strategic transit point for merchants and goods.
Stroll through Durres to the historical sites of the city (Venetian tower, Ottoman walls to the Roman amphitheater (the largest of the Balkans) and visit to the modern city Bashkia Square, Promenade, Boulevard, Santa Lucia Catholic Cathedral).
Free evening.
2nd day Visit of Kruja
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Kruja and visit of this charming town (only 13,500 inhabitants) placed on the side of a mountain, Croia or Kruja in Albanian is the most important city of the Albanian resistance under the guidance of Gjergj Kastrioti "Scanderbeg" in the 15th century fought the Ottomans successfully for over 25 years.
Visit the Scanderbeg Museum in the castle with shopping in the beautiful old bazaar.
Climb up to the tower from where you can admire a splendid view of Kruja and its surroundings.
Free lunch.
The castle of Cruia was built in the 4th century AD on the remains of a previous Illyrian settlement of the III century BC .
Free evening.
3rd day - VISIT OF BERATI (BERAT) (195 KMT).
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the city of Berati or Berat in Albanian, the "City of a thousand and one windows".
In this city there are 42 mosque churches, many of which date back to the IV-century, of which few have preserved their original traces over time. Visit the historical and ancient part of the city and the Onufri museum housed in the ancient Orthodox Cathedral of the "Dormition of the Virgin".
Free time for lunch, shopping, etc.
In 2008, the historic center of Berat was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as a "rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman city".
We will visit the ancient district of Mangalemi with the typical Ottoman houses, the Berat Castle, the Onufri museum (named after the 16th century albanian painter of icons) and ancient Orthodox churches.
Return to Durres.
- Free evening.
Due giornate nel Nord tra la natura incontaminata e la cultura e la tradizione albanese.
Hai mai pensato di poter scivolare attraverso ripidi canyon, facendo un'escursione nel cuore delle montagne dell’Albania?
