Communist Traces in Tirana
Communist Traces in Tirana
Communist Traces in Tirana
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Today you will learn about the communist past in Albania and the atrocities of the regime!
We will start our tour by visiting Bunk Art 1, the best museum to experience the real conditions of these dark times for Albania. We will go through the underground tunnels with 3 levels, visiting the personal rooms of the highest hierarchy officials. Our tour will continue in the center of Tirana where we will visit the Historical Museum, learning about the history of Albania from ancient times to modern days.
We will continue walking in the center and explain the history of the main buildings of Tirana, passing by the Main Square, Pyramid, Main Boulevard, and Blloku area where we will pass by Hoxha’s house. We will explain details and stories of the time that we have experienced ourselves.
Our day will end at a famous bar in Tirana, furnished as in the communist era and trying raki, our strong traditional liquor.
Itinerary
Skanderbeg Square
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeOur day will start by meeting in the Scanderbeg Square and we will visit the Et'hem Bey Mosque, the oldest building in Tirana and one of its symbols, explain its history, and look at its beautiful decorations. Nearby is the Clock Tower another symbol of old Tirana and once the tallest building. We will then explain the other historical building like the National Bank of Albania, the National Museum, Hotel Tirana, the Palace of Culture, Tirana Municipality, etc.Bank of Albania Museum
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedNational Historical Museum has different compartments of history of Albania, we will start with the ancient time showing that our land has been inhabited since prehistory and continuing with Hellenistic and Roman times, and so on until modern history about our independence, kingdom, and communist times.Bunk'Art 2
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedOur day continues by visiting Bunk Art 2, the best museum to experience the real communist atmosphere and the atrocities of the system.Rruga Murat Toptani
30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will pass by the Bunk Art 2 museum about Communist Atrocities, the Castle of Toptani, and the prince Residence will pass by the House of Parliament and the new Mosque, the biggest in Balkans, still under construction.Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe will have a long walk on the Main Boulevard of Tirana and will pass by the Pyramid, the Dictator Hoxha's Museum after his death, Prime Ministry, Presidency, Parliament Offices, University, Academy of Arts, National Stadium and much more.Blloku
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeEx-Blloku was the residence area of the communist leaders, which was completely closed to normal citizens to step in it. We will pass by Hoxha's house during all the time he was ruling Communist Albania. You will listen and feel what this area meant for us during the communist time and it has become today, the most vibrant and impressive place to be in Tirana.
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