One day in Gjirokastër, Albania

A day through Gjirokastër’s best-known sights that lie close together: Zall Teqe, Gjirokastër Fortress, Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, Teqe Mosque, Gjirokastër Mosque and Zekate House. 6 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.

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The route

  1. Zall TeqeMonument · On the map
  2. Gjirokastër FortressMonument · 1 km on from Zall Teqe · On the map
  3. Historic Centres of Berat and GjirokastërLandmark · Next to Gjirokastër Fortress · On the map
  4. Teqe MosqueMosque · 0.2 km on from Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër · On the map
  5. Gjirokastër MosqueMosque · Next to Teqe Mosque · On the map
  6. Zekate HouseMonument · 0.5 km on from Gjirokastër Mosque · On the map

6 stops, 4.5 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 11 min of walking.

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Photo credits

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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