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Tourists visiting Tirana, generally consider it a vibrant, entertainment capital of the European. However, the city was faced with many obstacles such as pollution, lack of infrastructures, the problem of increasing the number of cars, etc. Despite this, tourists are increasingly willing to come to this corner of Europe, which gave impetus to the city to a very rapid development and accelerate its conformed to major European capitals.
Opened in 1988 as a museum in honor of the Albanian dictator, Enver Hoxha, moreover, was designed by his daughter, Pranverę. This monumental construction is likely to be the most expensive built in Albania,. After the fall of communism was inside the conference center, culture and disco. Today is the official name of the Pyramids International Cultural Centre. Here was delivered welcoming speech... see more...
Tirana has a well developed network of urban buses
Taxi:
In the capital there is a network of taxis, however, be sure to first talk about the price of the course. It is very important that taxi drivers are often dishonest and tend to drive up rates. The course fee of the day should be ok. 400 medicine, 600 medicine at night.
Before the scheduled trip to Tirana, please note that the state of the roads is very bad. There are major roads where there is no asphalt, or there are more holes than the surface itself.
There is acting opposite the post office, the Sheshi Skënderbej. It offers the same exchange rate as banks, however, should be carefully counted the money, because the cashiers have a tendency to cheat when paying claims.
On the street Myslym Shyri are shops selling clothes, shoes, etc.. Most products come from Italy and Greece. You can find other smaller boutiques in the area Bllok.
Stores like Beneton, Sergio Tacchini, can be found on the street Durresi.
Tirana also has a shopping arcade European Trade Centre (ETC) with a well-divisions, with shops, banks and cafes, the standard does not depart from those found in Western Europe.
In other parts of the city, you can also find interesting shops, but more often you can find where the beggars and the homeless, which does not encourage purchases.
In Tirana, as in other European cities hotel network is quite well developed: Their prices and standards vary widely, an indication of prices, from cheap hotels to be 1,700 per night to take expensive drugs for 12,000.
Opened in 1988 as a museum in honor of the Albanian dictator, Enver Hoxha, moreover, was designed by his daughter, Pranverę. This monumental construction is likely to be the most expensive built in Albania,. After the fall of communism was inside the conference center, culture and disco. Today is the official name of the Pyramids International Cultural Centre. Here was delivered welcoming speech... see more...
Monuments:
Sheshi Skënderbej (Skanderbeg) center, mosque and clock tower are just off the square with the statue of Albanian hero Skanderbeg.
Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit. This street has many wonderful government buildings.
E Sahatit Kulla (Clock Tower). 09:00-13:00, 16:00-18:00. Closed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. The tower is located in the heart of the city became a symbol of capital. It is one of the oldest buildings in Tirana, built in 1820's.
Mosque Et'hem Bey. 08:00 - 22:00 (summer), 08:00 - 19:00 (winter). The construction of this mosque took about 28 years and was completed in 1821. It is considered one of the most beautiful mosques in Albania, the scenery and very interesting works of art.
Opened in 1988 as a museum in honor of the Albanian dictator, Enver Hoxha, moreover, was designed by his daughter, Pranverę. This monumental construction is likely to be the most expensive built in Albania,. After the fall of communism was inside the conference center, culture and disco. Today is the official name of the Pyramids International Cultural Centre. Here was delivered welcoming speech... see more...
Museums:
National Gallery of Art, Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit. 9:00 to 19:00. Works from the thirteenth century, modern art, socialist. 100 medicines.
Natural History Museum, with the main market
National Museum of History, 355 4 222 34 46. 10:00-17:00, closed on Mondays.
The main museum in Tirana in the city center, easily recognizable because of the huge mosaic at the top of the facade. It contains many artifacts from ancient times by the Hoxha regime.
Castle Petrel. This is one of the best preserved castles in Albania.
Piramida (International Center of Culture). The pyramid was built in 1987 and designed by Enver Hoxha's daughter and father, originally as a museum. Today is the site of many conventions and events. The building was built in the communist era, there are already plans for rebuilding the facility.
Grand Park aka Kombetar Park (southern part of town). People come here for picnics. Beautiful nature, open spaces, mountains and an artificial lake lying in the middle of the park. It is popular with locals and tourists a place for a walk and lunch or coffee in one of the restaurants or cafes.
Kopshti Zoologjik Tirana (Tirana Zoo). 09:00 - 18:00. Worth a visit, well equipped zoo.
Tirana is a city of strong-growing: clubs, pubs, cinemas here just starting to emerge. Therefore, the night life here is rather quiet and peaceful, is not similar to that known from other European cities.
Most of the clubs is the new (3-5 years) are very elegant as well as their clients. The majority of ethnic Albanians trying to dress fashionably modern and - choosing the club should keep this in mind.
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