Gjirokastër in 3 days: complete itinerary with map

Gjirokastër Fortress

Gjirokastër Castle is a fortress in Gjirokastër, Albania. Gjirokastër Castle is situated at a height of 336 metres (1,102 ft).

Çerçiz Topulli Square

Çerçiz Topulli Square is a town square located in Gjirokastër, Albania. In fact, it is actually a widened street located east of the entrance of Qafa e Pazarit The city's Old Bazaar begins at the upper corner (west) of the square.

Teqe Mosque

The Teqe Mosque is a former mosque and madrasa, located in Gjirokastër, Albania. The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1973; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was designated in 2005.

Gjirokastër Mosque

The Bazaar Mosque, also known as the Memi Bey Mosque, is a Sunni mosque located in Gjirokastër, Albania. The mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1973; and forms part of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.

Gjirokastër Obelisk

Gjirokastër Obelisk or Mëmëdheu ABC is an obelisk monument in Gjirokastër, Albania, and celebrates the Albanian language. The obelisk is located in the highest peak of the city of Gjirokastër near the first Albanian school to be opened in the town in 1908 and is a symbol for education in Albania. The monument is 7 m high, and is built with hewn stone from the 124 block stones.

St. Michael's Monastery Church, Nivan

St. Michael's Monastery Church is a monastery church in Nivan, Gjirokastër County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.

Xhemahallë Complex

The Xhemahallë Complex is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Delvinë. The mosque of the complex is thought to be the first "King type" mosque in Albania. Built in 1682, it one of the first mosques built for the local pasha class and is supplied by Llutro's Fountain, a source of water for the mosque itself as well as the adjoining madrasa and Turkish bath.

Gjin Aleksi's Mosque

The Gjin Aleksi Mosque is a mosque, located in the village of Rusan, near Delvinë, in the Vlorë County of Albania. Completed during the 17th century CE, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania. The mosque is distinguished for the high quality of acoustics, obtained through casks that are strategically placed in holes in the walls.

Skenduli House In Gjirokastër

Antigonia

Antigonia, also transliterated as Antigonea and Antigoneia, was an ancient Greek city in Chaonia, Epirus, and the chief inland city of the ancient Chaonians. It is located just south of the village of Saraqinisht, Gjirokastër County, Albania.

Church Of The Dormition Of The Theotokos, Labovë E Kryqit

The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, simply known as Saint Mary church, is a Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church in the village of Labovë e Kryqit, in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It is one of the most representative examples of Byzantine architecture in Albania.

Libohovë Fortress

Libohovë Castle is an Ottoman-era castle in Libohovë, Gjirokastër county, southern Albania.

Kardhiq Castle

Kardhiq Castle is a ruined hill fortress located in Kardhiq, southern Albania. Built between the late 14th and the early 15th century by the Zenebishi family, it was restored by Ali Pasha in the early 19th century.

Kamenicë Church

Kamenicë Church is a ruined church in Palavli, Delvinë, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.

Dryinopolis

Dryinopolis or Dryinoupolis is a historical region in southwestern Albania and northwestern Greece in Epirus. The heartland of this region is the valley of the Drino river and Dropull/Dropolis. A Greek-Orthodox bishopric under this name was established at 449 AD as well as a theme (district) of the Byzantine Empire and the Despotate of Epirus.

Dunavat Bridge

St. Nicholas' Monastery Church, Mesopotam

St. Nicholas Monastery Church is the katholikon of the abandoned Orthodox monastery of Saint George in Mesopotam, Vlorë County, Albania.