Skanderbeg Square
Tirana · In the city
Tirana's vast pedestrian main square, centred on the Skanderbeg equestrian monument and ringed by the city's key buildings.
Tourist attractions
The sights of Tirana and Vlora — museums, castles, old quarters, beaches and viewpoints — findable by name and on the map, next to the verified businesses around them.
National History Museum
Tirana · In the city
Albania's largest museum, on Skanderbeg Square under the socialist-realist mosaic 'The Albanians'.
⚠ Closed for renovation until 2028
Et'hem Bey Mosque
Tirana · In the city
Small late-Ottoman mosque on Skanderbeg Square, famed for its frescoes of trees and waterfalls.
Clock Tower
Tirana · In the city
35 m tower built in 1822 by Haxhi Et'hem Bey beside his mosque; climbable for city views.
Bunk'Art 2
Tirana · In the city
Museum of the Interior Ministry and the Sigurimi secret police inside a 1981–86 nuclear bunker by Skanderbeg Square.
House of Leaves
Tirana · In the city
Museum of Secret Surveillance in the Sigurimi's former listening headquarters, opposite the Orthodox Cathedral.
Pyramid of Tirana
Tirana · In the city
1988 pyramid built as Enver Hoxha's museum, reopened in 2023 as a youth tech and culture hub that visitors can climb.
Tirana Castle (Fortress of Justinian)
Tirana · In the city
Surviving Byzantine and Ottoman fortress walls on the Murat Toptani pedestrian street, now a dining and craft quarter inside the walls.
New Bazaar
Tirana · In the city
Renovated 1931 market quarter east of the centre — food market hall, cafés and restaurants.
Blloku
Tirana · In the city
Formerly sealed communist-elite quarter, now Tirana's café, bar and nightlife district; includes Enver Hoxha's former villa and the Postbllok memorial.
Rinia Park
Tirana · In the city
Central 1950 park on the main boulevard by the Pyramid, known for the Taiwan complex and its fountains.
Grand Park & Artificial Lake
Tirana · In the city
230-hectare park around the 1955 Artificial Lake at the south end of the boulevard — Tirana's main walking and cycling green space.
Bunk'Art 1
Tirana · In the city
Huge five-storey, 106-room anti-nuclear bunker built for Hoxha and the leadership, now a history and art museum beside the Dajti cable car.
Mount Dajti & Dajti Ekspres Cable Car
Tirana · In the city
A 4.5 km cable car ride (about 15 minutes) from eastern Tirana to the Dajti National Park plateau — panoramic views, walks and restaurants. The map pin is the lower station.
Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral
Tirana · In the city
Large modern Orthodox cathedral opened in 2012, just west of Skanderbeg Square — a symbol of Albania's religious revival.
Namazgah Mosque (Great Mosque of Tirana)
Tirana · In the city
The largest mosque in the Balkans, with capacity for around 10,000 worshippers, opened in October 2024 near the Parliament and the Lana stream.
Tanners' Bridge
Tirana · In the city
18th-century Ottoman stone footbridge on the old Shëngjergj road, east of the centre.
Tirana Mosaic
Tirana · In the city
3rd-century Roman villa mosaic — the oldest monument found in Tirana, west of the centre.
Petrela Castle
Tirana · Short trip · ~15 km south-east of Tirana
Hilltop castle of Justinian-era origin above the Erzen valley, with a restaurant and wide views.
Pëllumbas Cave (Black Cave)
Tirana · Short trip · ~25 km south-east of Tirana
Palaeolithic karst cave in the Erzen gorge inside Dajti National Park, reached by a marked trail of about an hour from Pëllumbas village.