Communist Winery: Tour, Tasting and Lunch
- 5–8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
This unique gastronomic day trip takes us southeast to the forgotten "city" of Librazhd. Here we'll visit an extraordinary local winery, which only started offering visits and wine-tastings in 2019. Don't expect a stylish tasting room, or video presentations. Most of the equipment dates from before the Russian-Albanian split of the early 1960s, when the winery was shipped over from Georgia in the then Soviet Union. We'll spend an hour or so looking around the winery, and of course tasting the produce. Afterwards we'll sit down to lunch at the winery's new restaurant for a meal of Tava Elbasani - the regional speciality of lamb slow-cooked in yoghurt sauce. Please note, for groups of up to six we will use our classic Russian UAZ Buhanka minivan - a 1950s Soviet design. This does not have AC! On the open road the air circulates, but if there is traffic coming back to Tirana it can get warm inside! Please do not book if you feel this will be an issue for you.
Inclusions
What's included
- The kantina has recently opened its own excellent restaurant, so we'll enjoy our lunch of Tava Elbasani (the local speciality of lamb slow-cooked in yoghurt sauce) here.
- For groups of up to six, we use our classic UAZ Buhanka minivan. Please note, this does not have AC so we use Russian air-conditioning (we open the windows)
- The wine tasting at the kantina is included, of course, and half a litre of wine per person over lunch.
What's not
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
Itinerary
We'll enjoy lunch and a tasting at this unique Soviet-era winery, which was shipped over from Georgia shortly before the Albanian-Soviet split of 1961.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Our office and shop is right behind Pazaar i Ri.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Tirana Weekends by Drive Albania
- Wheelchair accessible
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Tirana
- Its from-price is 32% below the median of the 271 day trips we list in Tirana.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 102 of 271.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Tirana
Tirana is Albania's colourful, spirited capital, with painted buildings, Ottoman and Italian landmarks, Cold War bunkers and cafés on every corner.
Skanderbeg Square, a vast open plaza, is the heart of the city, flanked by the Et'hem Bey Mosque with its delicate frescoes, the clock tower and the National History Museum with its giant socialist-era mosaic. Nearby, the Pyramid of Tirana is a striking concrete relic of the communist decades.
Top-ranked sights in Tirana: Skanderbeg Square (Sheshi Skënderbej), Pyramid of Tirana (Enver Hoxha Pyramid), Et'hem Bey Mosque (Xhamia e Et'hem Beut).
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