Itinerario Centro Albania.

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

1° Day. Tirana
Arrival (in the moorning or afternoon) at the Rinas airport or to Durresi port. There will be the members of the project waiting for them.
Arrival to Tirana at the house of one young boy and their accommodation.
Afternoon meeting with the youth group as part of the project. Introduction and recognition with young people and introduction with story’s project. Presentation of the program and their itinerary that will follow.
Visit Bathore, history, different information, recognition with reality and our community.
Return home in the evening for dinner and overnight.

2° Day. Tirana
Breakfast and then starting to Tirana.
Visit to the Historical Museum and recognition with the history of our country since of ancient times up to nowdays (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 a visit to the Dajti mountain where you may see a nice picture of the Tirana city. We are going to go by cable-air constructed during the recent years (ticket cost 4 euro or 500 lek).
Return home in the evening for dinner and overnight.

3° Day. Kruja
Breakfast, starting to Kruja (29 km far away of Tirana),the hometown of Scanderbeg (out national hero), visiting the historical and ethnographic museum (entry to both museum cost 5 euro or 600 leke) visiting the old bazaar and recognition with shops and their traditional works that they sell.
Free lunch.
In the afternoon returning to Tirana, free time.
Return home in the evening for dinner and overnight.

4° Day. Shkodra
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 “Middle Bridge”, one of the oldest bridges in the Balkan. Then a visit to the phototeca Marubi watching various old Albanian photos.
In the end of the visit,returning to Tirana.
In the evening after the supper, going to Tirana in a bar with music from our country.

5° Day. Berat
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 Balkan, containing pictures of Onufri (painter of the 16 century). From the castle you can see a very nice view of Berati town near the Osumi river.
Free lunch.
In the afternoon visit to the quarter of the Mangalem. 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. Lezha
Breakfast. Starting to Lezha. Visit to the town and to the Scanderbeg tomb and then in the beach. Free lunch.
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. Durres
Breakfast. Starting to Durresi, visit the town and 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 can see a wonderful view of the town.
Free lunch.
Returning to Tirana, in the afternoon, a party 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.

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