Landscapes of Albanian History Day 1 Thessaloniki - Korçe • •
Arrival at Thessaloniki airport Meet tour assistant
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Departure to Korça—“City of Serenades”
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Accommodation in the hotel
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Lunch in Korça with traditional food
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Free time, walk around the city
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Dinner at a traditional tavern
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Overnight in Korca
Day 2 Korçe - Voskopoja - Pogradec • •
Breakfast at hotel Walking tour in Korca, visiting notable and historic sites
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Departure to Voskopoja village
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Traditional lunch
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Visit St. Nicolas Church and the Monastery of St. John the Baptist
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Departure to Pogradec
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Dinner with traditional speciality Coran fish
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Overnight in Pogradec
Day 3 Pogradec - Tirane • •
Tirana Visit fortress of Elbasan The old Church of Saint Mary (on the way to Tirana)
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Coffee break inside the fortress
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Free Lunch reccomanded by our guide
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City tour of Tirana
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Accommdoation at the hotel
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Traditional dinner
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Tirana Walking
Day4 Tirane - Kruje - Durres • •
Breakfast at the hotel Departure to Kruja
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Visit to Kruja’s Castle, Old Baazar, Historic Museum & Ethnographic Museum
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Shopping at Old Bazzar
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Departure to Durres & lunch in Durres
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Visit the Venetian Tower, Fortress , Durrës Amphitheatre ect
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Accommodation & Dinner in the hotel
Day5 Durres- Berat • •
After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Berat protected by UNESCO Visit the Berat Castle, Church of St. Mary from the 13th century,
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Church of the Holy Trinity14th century, Church of St. Michael built in the 13th century.
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Church of St. Theodore which have wall paintings by Onufri himself
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St. Nicholas, which has been well restored and is now a museum dedicated to Onufri.
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Free lunch
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Accommodation in Berat
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Traditional dinner in the hotel
Day6 Berat- Apollonia - Vlora • •
After breakfast at the hotel, departure to Apollonia Visit to the archeological site of Apolonia (established 588 B.C.)
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Departure to Vlora
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Visit The Flag Square, The Muradie Mosque
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Accommodation at hotel
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Dinner at a fish restaurant at the seashore
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Overnight in Vlora
Day 7 Vlora - Albanian Riviera - Saranda • •
Breakfast at hotel Departure to Saranda (Forty Saints)
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Coffee break at the National Park of Llogara
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Visit to Ali Pasha’s castle in Porto Palermo
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Lunch in the way or in Saranda
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Departure to Butrint from 4th Cent. B.C. & protected by UNESCO
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Accommodation at the hotel
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Dinner and overnight in Saranda
Day 8 Sarande – Blue Eye - Gjirokaster • •
Breakfast at hotel Departure to Gjirokaster
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Visit the Blue Eye Spring
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Coffe break
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Gjiriokastra protected is by UNESCO, we will start the City Tour from Cerciz Topulli Square
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Visit to Argjiro Castle (12th Cent.) & the Etnographic museum
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Free lunch
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Overnight in Gjirokaster
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Tradicional dinner at Cajupi restaurant
Day9 Gjirokaster - Ioannina- Kalmbaka • •
Breakfast at hotel Visit the museum of Ali Pashe Tepelena in the island of Lake Pamvotis
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Visit the monastery of Meteora
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Departure to Thessaloniki Airport, Greece
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End of tour