Krujas Castle Half Day Tour from Tirana
Tirana, Albania
Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 5 hours
Kruja a small characteristic town perched on a hill, center of Albanian resistance against the Ottoman Turks under national hero Scanderbeg. Scanderbeg kept Turks from crossing into Western Europe for 25 years, thus earning the title “Protector of Christianity” given by the Pope of the time.
From Kruja, travelers will find a magnificent view toward the valley and further to the Adriatic Sea.
From Kruja, travelers will find a magnificent view toward the valley and further to the Adriatic Sea.
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Kruja a small characteristic town perched on a hill, center of Albanian resistance against the Ottoman Turks under national hero Scanderbeg. Scanderbeg kept Turks from crossing into Western Europe for 25 years, thus earning the title “Protector of Christianity” given by the Pope of the time.
From Kruja, travelers will find a magnificent view toward the valley and further to the Adriatic Sea.Start your walking tour of Kruje visiting Kruja’s castle which was was the center of Skanderbeg's (National Hero of Albania) battle against the Ottoman Turks and today it is a center of tourism in Albania. Then we will see Skenderbeg’s museum which contains objects dating back to Skenderbeg’s time. The exhibits have been arranged in a way that chronicles his life and military feats. You will continue walking through the narrow streets of the medieval well preserved Old Bazaar, which has a wonderful selection of authentic antiques and souvenirs and you can buy traditional Albanian costumes, books, musical instruments, and different items from the communist days.
By the end of the tour you will have a lunch break in one of Kruja’s restaurants.
Tour will end in front of National Museum in the city center.
From Kruja, travelers will find a magnificent view toward the valley and further to the Adriatic Sea.Start your walking tour of Kruje visiting Kruja’s castle which was was the center of Skanderbeg's (National Hero of Albania) battle against the Ottoman Turks and today it is a center of tourism in Albania. Then we will see Skenderbeg’s museum which contains objects dating back to Skenderbeg’s time. The exhibits have been arranged in a way that chronicles his life and military feats. You will continue walking through the narrow streets of the medieval well preserved Old Bazaar, which has a wonderful selection of authentic antiques and souvenirs and you can buy traditional Albanian costumes, books, musical instruments, and different items from the communist days.
By the end of the tour you will have a lunch break in one of Kruja’s restaurants.
Tour will end in front of National Museum in the city center.
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