Private Cold War City Tour in Gjirokaster

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1. The visit will begin at the Cold War Tunnel,build to protect the political bureau of the 1970's. Stories,confessions and facts about how it would serve as a shelter for the leaders,so that they could lead military action in case of danger.

   50 minAdmission included

2. The second stop of this tour will be the “My Muse” Memorial. This memorial is built in honor of Musine Kokalari an Albanian female intellectual, writer, and politician of Gjirokastra. She was the first female writer of Albania, but was persecuted by the communist regime for her opposing ideas on prison at Burrel and with hard labor Rreshen. Even though she was living her life in poverty, she did not lose her passion for reading and writing. Meet Mrs. Kokalari and her inner world in this must visit memorial museum.

   40 min

3. The third stop of our tour will be in the house where dictator Enver Hoxha was born and raised. The house which was burned and rebuilt 5 times bigger, is a dwelling of history as strange as it is absurd.You will be introduced to the story of how his life as a leader began, accompanied by resentment and punishments, at once, for opponents, for those who knew him best, for those who did not believe him, for acquaintances and even childhood friends. You will also get acquainted with the history of the house which started as the house of Enver Hoxha, continued to become the Museum of Weapons and to end as the Ethnographic Museum. After the visit where the whole historical area of ​​Gjirokastra will be traversed, we will close it with a short presentation in the premises of our hall, where you will be able to enjoy a coffee. The presentation will focus on the less visible sides to visitors.

   40 minAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Gjirokastër

• Its from-price is 42% above the median of the 52 experiences we list in Gjirokastër.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 26 of 52.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër is a stone town of Ottoman tower houses climbing a steep hillside beneath a fortress, in the Drino valley of southern Albania.

Grey stone houses with heavy stone-slab roofs climb the slope below Gjirokastër's hilltop castle, which holds a museum of weapons and looks out over the Drino valley. The old town, listed by UNESCO together with Berat, grew up in Ottoman times around a bazaar. Tall fortified family homes such as the Zekate House, built in the early nineteenth century, show how well-off households once lived.

Top-ranked sights in Gjirokastër: Gjirokastra Castle, Gjirokastra Bazaar, Archaeological Park of Antigonea.

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