A week in Albania

Seven days across Albania: Berat, Korçë, Gjirokastër, Corfu, Vlorë, Durrës and Shkodër. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Berat

One day in Berat, Albania

  1. Hysen Pasha MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. White MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from Hysen Pasha Mosque · On the map
  3. Red MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from White Mosque · On the map
  4. BeratArchaeological site · 0.4 km on from Red Mosque · On the map
  5. King Mosque, BeratMosque · 0.2 km on from Berat · On the map
  6. Lead MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from King Mosque, Berat · On the map

6 stops, 4.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 4 min of walking.

Day 2: Korçë

One day in Korçë, Albania

  1. Mirahori MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. MësonjëtorjaMuseum · 0.4 km on from Mirahori Mosque · On the map
  3. National Museum of EducationMuseum · Next to Mësonjëtorja · On the map
  4. Resurrection Cathedral KorçëCathedral · 0.1 km on from National Museum of Education · On the map
  5. National Archaeological Museum of KorçëMuseum · 0.1 km on from Resurrection Cathedral Korçë · On the map
  6. National Museum of Medieval ArtMuseum · 0.6 km on from National Archaeological Museum of Korçë · On the map

6 stops, 1.6 km on foot along the streets: about 20 min of walking.

Day 3: Gjirokastër

One day in Gjirokastër, Albania

  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.

Day 4: Corfu

One day in Corfu, Greece

  1. ButrintArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Archeological Museum of ButrintMuseum · 1.2 km on from Butrint · On the map
  3. Venetian Acropolis CastleCastle · Next to Archeological Museum of Butrint · On the map
  4. Butrint National ParkPark · Next to Venetian Acropolis Castle · On the map

4 stops, 6.4 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 23 min of walking.

Day 5: Vlorë

One day in Vlorë, Albania

  1. Muradie MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Independence MonumentMonument · 0.2 km on from Muradie Mosque · On the map
  3. Kisha KatolikeMonument · 0.1 km on from Independence Monument · On the map
  4. Vlora CastleMonument · 0.3 km on from Kisha Katolike · On the map
  5. Vlora City HallPalace · 0.5 km on from Vlora Castle · On the map

5 stops, 1.6 km on foot along the streets: about 19 min of walking.

Day 6: Durrës

One day in Durrës, Albania

  1. EpidamnosArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Great Mosque in DurrësMosque · 0.4 km on from Epidamnos · On the map
  3. Roman amphitheatre of DurrësTheatre or opera house · 0.1 km on from Great Mosque in Durrës · On the map
  4. Fatih MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Roman amphitheatre of Durrës · On the map
  5. Durrës CastleCastle · 0.2 km on from Fatih Mosque · On the map
  6. 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.

Day 7: Shkodër

One day in Shkodër, Albania

  1. Lead MosqueMosque · On the map
  2. Fatih Sultan Mehmet MosqueMosque · 0.5 km on from Lead Mosque · On the map
  3. Rozafa FortressCastle · Next to Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque · On the map
  4. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good CounselTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Rozafa Fortress · On the map

4 stops, 2.6 km on foot along the streets: about 39 min of walking.

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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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