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The National Iconographic Museum "Onufri" (Albanian: Muzeu Kombëtar Ikonografik "Onufri") is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania. The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the castle quarter Berat.[2] The museum was named to honor Onufri, a painting Headmaster of the 16th
Flag Square is the most important spot of Vlora city which shows proudly the contribution and the patriotism of Vlora in winning and declaring the independence of Albania in November 28th, 1912.It is the main plaza in Vlora and a tourist attraction not only to foreign tourists but also for Albanians throughout the country. If you visit the square you will
The Fortress of Bashtovë (Albanian: Kalaja e Bashtovës) is a medieval quadrangular fortress located close to the outflow of the Shkumbin River into the Adriatic Sea in Central Albania. It is part of the tentative list of Albania in order to qualify for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.The fortress is built on a fertile flat ground east of the
Tirana has another great stage in open space, which welcomes the public with festivals, concerts, theaters, circus shows and summer cinema, turning the Artificial Lake Park into an important cultural and entertainment spot for citizens.
The area of the Grand Park is one of the most frequented in the city not only by the citizens of Tirana but also
The National Archaeological Museum (Albanian: Muzeu Arkeologjik Kombëtar) is the national archaeological museum in Tirana, Albania opened on 1 November 1948 It was the first museum founded after the second World War in the country. It is located on the east of the Mother Teresa Square near the University of Tirana.This Museum was opened in 1948 and today
Mesi Bridge (Albanian: Ura e Mesit "The bridge in the middle") is a bridge in the village of Mes, about 5 km (3.1 mi) (as the crow flies) northeast of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania. It is a monument of Postribë culture, turning the site into a tourist attraction with a lot of visitors from all around the world. For foreigners the architecture of the
The Cold War Tunnel Museum (also called the Color War Tunnel) is an underground bunker that served as an emergency shelter in the latter part of Albania’s communist era (1944-1990).
This bunker, and the innumerable small bunkers found throughout the country, reflects the paranoia of Albanian’s communist dictator, Enver Hoxha. He feared a foreign
The Skanderbeg Square (Albanian: Sheshi Skënderbej) is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana, Albania. The square is named after the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu. The total area is about 40,000 square metres. The Skanderbeg Monument dominates the square.The city plan for Tirana was initially designed by Armando Brasini in 1925 and
Top things to do in Korçë, Albania would NOT be complete without mentioning the Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral. Better known as Resurrection Cathedral, it’s a large, impressive church with Byzantine Revival-style architecture. It’s the largest Orthodox church in Albania and dates back to 1995.Resurrection Cathedral replaced St. John Church, which
Surely one of the greatest pieces of ancient architecture in Albania, if not the Balkans, the Durres Amphitheatre was built in 100AD by Hadrian and was only rediscovered in the 1960s. It was used for about 300 years and back then it could as many as 20,000 spectators.This grand scale is part of what makes the landmark special, but archaeologists are also
