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Many old characteristic houses in Gjirokaster are abandoned and empty, so you may feel the desire to enter and have a close look to the architecture inside. But be very cautious because some old houses have collapsed in the last years, in one case there was a victim.
Updated Apr 28, 2005
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Many old characteristic houses in Gjirokaster are abandoned and empty, so you may feel the desire to enter and have a close look to the architecture inside. But...
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Q: Where do the buses leave from in Tirana?
A: The bus station for all the south towns is at Kavaja street, 'Rruga e Kavajes', west of Scanderbeg square.Fro the suqare you walk around 500 metres to a big crossroad,...
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Gjirokastra, clinging to the slope of Gjere mountain (Mali i Gje:re:) above the valley of the Drin river, is one of the most beautiful cities in Albania. It is known as the town of a thousand stairs...
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I came to Albania on a day trip from Ioannina and I knew that I wanted to see Gjirokaster. With only a couple of hours to see as much of the country as I possibly could, I was looking for the most...
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Gjirokater is situated in south Albania, near the border with Greece (Kakavije-border crossing point). It has been declared a museum city. The town has indeed a unique architecture and everything is...
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Gjirokaster is an ancient city with habitation dating back they think to about the 1st century BC. It is a UNESCO world heritage city and in 2005 was inscribed on the world heritage list saying 'A......
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