Called City of Serenades, City of Love, City of Arts, City of the first school in the Albanian language, City of Beer, Little Paris.
All this is Korça considered the cradle of the literary and artistic identity of Albania !!
Arrival at Tirana airport. Meeting with the guide. Departure for Kruja, a historic city located north-east of Tirana, 560 m above sea level inhabited since the 3rd century BC. Kruja was first credited as a Christian religious center in the year 879. The famous English painter Edward Lear, who visited Kruja in 1848, wrote: "Kruja, a charming little town immersed in the sky". Visit of the castle, its typical Ottoman bazaar, the Skanderbeg Museum and the Ethnographic Museum. Return to Tirana. Free time. Overnight in a 4* Hotel in Tirana down town.
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Ohrid. Ohrid classified as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site. The tour includes the church of Santa Sofia (11th century), the most eminent medieval monument in Macedonia with magnificent Byzantine frescoes, the church of San Clemente with its icon of the Annunciation. Free time or optional boat ride to the Monastery of St. Naum. Continue to Korce. Overnight in a 4* hotel in Korce city center.
Breakfast at the hotel. Korça is one of the largest and most important cultural and economic centers of Albania, located in the southeastern part of the country. Korça is the city where the largest carnival in Albania is organized, which takes place before Orthodox Easter. The city is known for its typical neighborhoods, consisting of low houses and villas, paved with cobblestones. The Cajupi Theater is also a place to attend concerts or theater performances depending on the season.
Musically, the city is known for local songs, called serenades. Arrival in Tirana in the evening. Accommodation in a 4* Hotel in Tirana city center.
Breakfast at hotel. Visit of Tirana. Departure for Durres, the ancient Durres. one of the oldest cities in Albania has the largest port in the country and is the second largest industrial center after Tirana. Durres is located on a small peninsula on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. The city was colonized by the Greeks in 627 BC. She was named Epidamnos, which later became Dyrrachium. From the Venetian tower near the port, the medieval city walls take you to the Roman amphitheater (capacity 15,000 spectators), the largest in the Balkans, dated 2nd century BC and containing a Christian crypt with a rare mosaic. The city preserves Roman and Byzantine ruins. Return to Tirana. Free time . Overnight in a 4° Hotel in City center.
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the airport. End of our services