Free tour of the main attractions of Tirana
Tour description
Welcome to Tirana!
This free tour includes the main landmarks of communist history in the city of Tirana and compared to the post-communist era.
During the 2-hour free tour, you will learn about the theory of communism and the history of communism in Albania.
This tour also provides an interesting first hand account of life before and after the Iron Curtain and helps to understand the local way of life and not just see the city from a tourist's point of view. The undercover stories reveal interesting facts about travel, housing, education, the media, propaganda, sports, health care, religion, and the economy under communism and compared to the post-communist era.
The tour gives a clear picture of how the Albanian people feel about their communist history today.
- Tirana Castle and Murat Toptani pedestrian
- Albanian Academy of Sciences.
- Parliament of Albania.
- The Great Mosque (Namazgah) of Tirana
- Tanner Bridge.
- St. Paul's Catholic Cathedral
- The Pyramid.
- Youth park and monument to the 100 years of the Independence of Albania
- The Prime Minister's office.
- The Presidency of the Popular Assembly.
- Checkpoint memorials.
- The Presidency.
- Mother Teresa Square, Polytechnic University of Tirana, University of the Arts.
- Italy Square.
- Apple zone, Mehmet Enver Hoxha, former dictator Villa.
- The Resurrection of Christ, Orthodox Cathedral.
- House of leaves (Museum of Secret Surveillance).
- National Bank of Albania.
- National Historical Museum.
- Palace of Culture.
- The Et'hem Bey Mosque.
- The Clock Tower.
- The Municipality building.
- Bunkart 2 (Former secret anti-nuclear tunnel).
- Sarajet (palaces) of the Toptani family.