Itinerary Albania in English.

Hospitality, culture, tradition, history, nature, archaeology for 7 days.

1° Day
Arrival (in the moorning or afternoon) at the Rinas airport or to Durresi harbor. There are members of the project that will wait for them.
Arrival to Tirana at the house of one young boy and their accommodation.
Lunch with family.
Afternoon meeting with the youth group as part of the project. Introduction and recognition with young people and introduction with project its story watching films and pictures of tourists that have visited and some of activities carried out to the centre.
Presentation of the program and their itinerary that will follow. Presentation of a brief of materials about Albania (map of Albania, pictures of various towns, history of our country, geographic location etc). Visit to bathore, history, different information, recognition with reality and community.
In the evening accommodation to the house.

2° Day
Breakfast and then starting to Tirana (capital of Albania).
Visit to the Historical Museum and recognition with the history of our country since of ancient times up to now days (ticket cost 3 euro), visit to the mosque of Ethem Beu builded up during the years 1789-1823 (the mosque together with the Watch tower take part to the historical centre of Tirana). The visit will going on with bridge of Tabakeve located during the Zhan D'Ark avenue constructed during the 18 century.
Free lunch.
Afternoon, visit to the artificial lake and its hills and then visit to the Dajti mountain where you may see a nice picture of the Tirana city. We may go by cable-air constructed during the recent years (ticket cost 4 euro or 500 lek).
In the returning will make a visit to the professional school Don Bosco and to the University "Zoja e keshillit te mire".
In the evening returning to the family for supper and the meeting to the social centre for talking with old people about the Canune and the life during the communism period and their life in the mountainous areas.


3° Day
Breakfast, starting to Kruja (29 km far away of Tirana), town of Scanderbeg (out national hero), visits to the historic museum and ethnographic (entry to both museum cost 5 euro or 600 leke) visit to the old shopping centre and recognition with shops and their traditional works they sell.
Free lunch.
In the afternoon returning to Tirana and walking to Zallherr, the mountainous area of bathore and then to the Bovilla lake that supply Tirana city with water. There is a nice view and the road cross the rocks.
In the evening returning to the family for dinner and after eating meeting in the environment of social centre for watching cassettes of an Albanian wedding in order to see the tradition and our customs related with different areas.


4° Day
Breakfast. Departure to Shkodra town (100 km from Tirana) through the North of Albania. Visit to the Rozafa castle constructed on the hill, aside of which cross the Buna river which is the shortest river of Albania. From the castle there is a nice view of the landscape where the river of Drini is joint with Kiri river and together they go to the Lake.
Free lunch (fast-food or to the restaurants to know the Albanian gastronomy).
In the afternoon a visit to the Mesi bridge, one of the oldest bridges to the Balcan. Then a visit to the phototeca Marubi watching various old Albanian photos. The a visit to the village of peace.
In the end of the visit returning to Tirana.
In the evening after the supper, going to Tirana in a bar with live music from our country.


5° Day
Breakfast and then starting to Berati town (122 km from Tirana). This town during the ottoman period was known as the town of 1000 windows with characteristic houses classified as Museum town constructed in front of Tomorri mountain.
Visit to the castle of the town one of the most important monuments of the Balcan, containing pictures of Onufri (painter of the 16 century). From the castle you can see a very nice view of the Berati town near to the Osumi river.
Free lunch.
In the afternoon visit to the quarter of the Magdalem and their families that live there, talking about their life and their traditions. Visit to the ethnographic museum that is inside of this quarter.
Returning to Tirana.
In the evening supper with the family and then spare time for relaxing.


6° Day
Breakfast. Starting to Zadrima, visits to the villagers houses and recognition of their life. Visit to the lab of clay and activities of agriculture in the area.
In the midday returning to Lezha.
Free lunch.
Visit to the town and to the Scanderbeg tomb and then in the beach.
Returning to Tirana.
In the evening after the supper with the family meeting to the social centre for learning Albanian folk dance and talking about Albanian folk music.


7° Day
Breakfast. Starting to Durresi, visit to the town and to the antic amphitheater (2.5 euro entry or 300 leke). Traveling to Durresi will take place by buses. Visit to the Historical monument Villa of Zogu King in the top of the hill where you may see a nice view of the town.
Free lunch.
Returning to Tirana, in the afternoon, party and feast to the social centre. Although is the last night we will eat supper all together. All the young people will prepare to their home typical foods of their zone and will bring to the social centre. Music and folk dance. There are invited people that play in the musical instruments.


8° Day.
Breakfast and then departure. All the young people of the project will accompany to the airport or harbor.