One day in Durrës, Albania
A day through Durrës’s best-known sights that lie close together: Epidamnos, Great Mosque in Durrës, Roman amphitheatre of Durrës, Fatih Mosque, Durrës Castle and Durrës Archaeological Museum. 6 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- EpidamnosArchaeological site · On the map
- Great Mosque in DurrësMosque · 0.4 km on from Epidamnos · On the map
- Roman amphitheatre of DurrësTheatre or opera house · 0.1 km on from Great Mosque in Durrës · On the map

- Fatih MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Roman amphitheatre of Durrës · On the map

- Durrës CastleCastle · 0.2 km on from Fatih Mosque · On the map

- Durrës Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Durrës Castle · On the map

6 stops, 2 km on foot along the streets: about 24 min of walking.
More for Durrës
- Things to do in Durrës, Albania · 11 places to see, led by Roman amphitheatre of Durrës and Fatih Mosque
Day trips from Durrës
- Berat80 km awayBerat6 stops in a day, starting at Hysen Pasha Mosque
- Tirana30 km awayEt'hem Bey Mosque6 stops in a day, starting at Pyramid of Tirana
- Prizren145 km awayOur Lady of Promise6 stops in a day, starting at Fortress of Prizren
- Ohrid115 km awayChurch of St. Sophia6 stops in a day, starting at Church of St. John at Kaneo
Photo credits
- Epidamnos: Igor Trklja, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Great Mosque in Durrës: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Roman amphitheatre of Durrës: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fatih Mosque: Albinfo, CC0
- Durrës Castle: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Durrës Archaeological Museum: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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