Pyramid of Tirana
Once a museum for Enver Hoxha, the Pyramid now houses a technology and learning centre beside the main boulevard.
TIRANA
WEATHER
13°C
ARRIVALS
11,321
€1 IN ALL
91.26
LOCAL TIME
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A LITTLE HISTORY
Tirana became Albania's capital in 1920. Around Skanderbeg Square, Ottoman landmarks sit beside the broad boulevards of the twentieth century and the towers going up today. The Pyramid, built as a museum for Enver Hoxha, has since been remade as a space for learning and public life.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES
Bunk'Art
A former underground bunker near Mount Dajti, now a museum of Albania's twentieth-century history.
House of Leaves
The former secret-surveillance headquarters is now a museum about the people watched and persecuted under communist rule.
Bunk’Art 2
A bunker museum in central Tirana about the communist dictatorship, surveillance and the Ministry of Interior.
Grand Park of Tirana
A lakeside park south of the centre, with paths for a long walk and room to take a break from the streets.
GOING OUT
01
DJ & Club
Late, loud, and somebody else is picking the music. Instagram has the line-ups and the times the doors open.
02
Film
Watching a film with other people is the point of going out for one. Instagram has the screenings and their start times.
03
Live Music
Somewhere in the city a band is setting up right now. The acts, the rooms and the start times are on Instagram.
ESSENTIALS
- BANKS
- The currency is the Albanian lek (ALL). Check the amount in lek before paying: people sometimes still quote prices in 'old lek', ten times the value printed on the notes. Keep some cash for small purchases.
- GETTING AROUND
- Start on foot around Skanderbeg Square and the central boulevard. City buses cover longer trips. The airport bus connects Tirana International Airport (TIA) with the stop behind the Palace of Opera and Ballet, with hourly departures around the clock. Check the airport's current timetable before travelling.
- FOOD & DRINK
- Try fërgesë, Tirana's baked pepper, tomato and cheese dish. Blloku is a useful starting point for an evening of cafés and bars; Pazari i Ri puts the market at the centre of a daytime wander.
- MUST TRY
- Walk from Skanderbeg Square to the Pyramid, then head south to the Grand Park and its artificial lake. For the country's recent history, visit House of Leaves or one of the Bunk'Art museums.
WHAT THINGS COST
Restaurants
| Dinner for two | 4500ALL | Approximate ~ 49.04EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Draft beer 0.5l | 290ALL | Approximate ~ 3.16EUR |
| Cappuccino | 189.71ALL | Approximate ~ 2.07EUR |
Markets
| Beer 0.5l bottle | 140.73ALL | Approximate ~ 1.53EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Bottle of wine | 900ALL | Approximate ~ 9.81EUR |
| Cigarettes, pack of 20 | 390ALL | Approximate ~ 4.25EUR |
Transportation
| One-way ticket | 40ALL | Approximate ~ 0.44EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Taxi flagfall | 300ALL | Approximate ~ 3.27EUR |
| Taxi, 1 km | 300ALL | Approximate ~ 3.27EUR |
GET IN TOUCH
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