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The castle is embodied in the city of Gjirokastra’s history and is first mentioned both as a city and a castle in 1336. However, many historians believe that the existence of the stone Castle dates earlier than that. The zenith of this castle’s history was […]
Referred to as the “City of the Floating Windows”, the 2,400- year old city of Berat, bears testimony to the wealth and diversity of the urban and architectural heritage of the Southeast European region. The castle of Berat is, without any doubt, one of the […]
Castle of Shkodra (named Rozafa) is one of the most important castles of Albania and the main touristic attraction in the city of Shkodra. It is situated over a rocky hill to the west of the city of Shkodra, surrounded by Buna, Drin, and Kir […]
Butrint lies on a low hill at the tip of the Ksamil Peninsula, separating the Ionian Sea with the Butrint Lake. This site, like many other important archaeological sites in Albania, was inscribed on the National Heritage List of Protected Monuments in 1948. However internationally, […]
Apollonia is situated 12 km from the city of Fier. The city was named to honor the god Apollo. Among the 24 Mediterranean cities carrying this name in Antiquity, Apollonia of Illyria was the most important and played an immense role as a trading intermediary […]
It contains the treasure of the Marubi dynasty, which comprises photos realized since the establishment of the studio in 1856 until 1989. The archive of the Photo Gallery is quite rich and includes around 500,000 photos, in negative, in lens and in film, of different […]
The National Museum of History is the largest museum institution in Albania and one of the most important. It was inaugurated on 28 October 1981. The building of the National Museum of History occupies a total area of 27,000 m2 and has an exhibition area […]
The National Ethnographic Museum of Kruja is situated within the Castle of Kruja. The museum was established within the premises of the Toptan family house, a characteristic city house also known as “çardak” built in 1764. The building is a 1st category cultural monument, unique […]
The museum was inaugurated on 1 November 1982. The museum was established within the Castle of Kruja, which was the epicenter of the Albanian Principalities and the embodiment of the defeat of the Ottoman army, of three consecutive battles, during the 15th century. This museum […]
The National Iconographic Museum “Onufri”, a state institution dependent upon the Ministry of Culture which conducts its activity within the church rebuilt in 1797 in the “Kala” neighbourhood. The church was once the city’s cathedral. The cathedral is the most representative monument of post-Byzantine architecture […]