Tirana 2024

SATURDAY

Arrival in Tirana at 10:35

• Mirë se vini në Tiranë!

« Welcome in Tirana » ✨

11:00

Let’s put our bags in the Airbnb and get ready!

Rruga Bardhok Biba

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Our Airbnb location

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Airbnb

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• Lunch

13:00

Let’s relax and get some energy through yummy and filling Albanian food before discovering Tirana by foot. And guess what? It’s less than 5 min away from our Airbnb hehe 😉

[ Budget: 10€/person ]

Shije Fshati - Taste of the Village

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Albanian food « on the go », the place doesn’t look the prettiest but the food is so comforting and not expensive at all 🇦🇱

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• Discovering Tirana by walk

16:00 (2h)

Free Walking Tour (let’s tip)

GuruWalk Free walking tour

www.guruwalk.com

Kulla e Sahatit

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The guide will be situated beside the Clock Tower, situated beside the Mosque.

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[ Budget: 5-10€/person ]

• Back to the Airbnb to get ready!

18:30

• Dinner

20:00

As our beloved Mariana is leaving the next day, let’s discover Oda, the best Albanian traditional food restaurant in Tirana. Hopefully it will be sunny to enjoy the amazing « oborr » (terrace) they have!

Oda - Traditional Albanian Restaurant

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You cannot be more traditional than this! Have a taste of our most precious meals that we as Albanians know by heart. It replicates exactly the way our grandmas and moms love to cook for family dinners (men usually sit in the sofa and drink raki smh 🤦🏻‍♀️). Centuries of local recipes combined in a single place with our best Albanian songs and a unique setup ✨

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[ Budget: 15€ max/person ]

Or, if they do the traditional dances I would suggest to watch them in this place:

King House Restorant

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Pizzas, soups and salads, Albanian cuisine 🇦🇱 And sometimes Albanian dance representations 💃

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[ Budget: 15€ max/person ]

• Let’s drink 🤩

21:30

Radio bar Tirana

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My absolute favorite!! 🤩 Yummy cocktails with raki, our traditional alcohol. Let’s get drunk 🍹Fingerfood options as well!

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[ Budget: 6-12€/cocktail ]

Komiteti Bar - Tiranë

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Last communist era bar in the country 🇦🇱

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[ Budget: from 2,50 € for a shot of raki to whatever you want/person ]

Lets’s dance! 💃

23:00…

Tunel Music Venue

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Hopefully some house music! Alternative place but might close early because of Tirana’s laws.

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Puls House Club

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House music until 5 AM! Get ready bitches 😎

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Rruga Konferenca e Pezës

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[ Budget: FREE ] cause I got free places for us woop woop ✨ House music!

SUNDAY

• Breafast

For the early birds of the group, go try our famous « Byrek » to eat on the go. It’s a thin crunchy dough filled with oignons, cheese, spinach, meat, … you choose! You can find them everywhere in the streets.

• Lunch

13:00

Hangover time! Let’s fill our empty and bruised stomachs with dough and gluten with our best Italian/Albanian cuisine restaurants:

Oborri

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An absolute must-visit!

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[ Budget: 10-15€/person ]

Pa Pirunj Restorant

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Italian cuisine (great pasta) in a traditional setup 🇮🇹

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[ Budget: 10-15€/person ]

Artigiano at Vila

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Like the name states it, delicious Italian cuisine 🇮🇹

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[ Budget: 10-15€/person ]

The Rooms Restaurant

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Traditional Albanian food choices and other cuisines

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[ Budget: 10-15€/person ]

• Dajti mountain

14:30

Dajti Ekspres (Stacioni i poshtëm/Lower station)

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Longest cableway of the Balkans bringing us up to the Dajti mountain where we can have a walk and drink a delicious coffee in the restaurant with the view of the whole city of Tirana 🇦🇱

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[ Budget: 14€/person ]

• Albanian dinner 🥘

20:00

Mullixhiu, the second most known restaurant for Albanian traditional food. Few choices but delicious!

Mullixhiu

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Albanian traditional cuisine 🇦🇱

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It is situated right next to the lake of Tirana:

Liqeni Artificial i Tiranës

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Second option (Albanian folk dance)

King House Restorant

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Pizzas, soups and salads, Albanian cuisine 🇦🇱 And sometimes Albanian dance representations 💃

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Last night in Tirana 🥹

KINO

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Best cocktails I have ever tasted 🤤

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Kalaja e Tiranës

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Remaining of the castle of Tirana, loads of bars and traditional shops to buy some souvenirs 🇦🇱

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Juliette Cocktail Bar

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Karaoke bar and alternative spot!

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Hemingway Bar Tirana

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Artsy/alternative spot in Tirana for the youth 💃🏻

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Key information to know

Tricount

Let’s put all our shared spendings here 😊

Side note: Albania practically only uses cash money. You could use your credit card in some restaurants and shops but you never know in advance.

Roaming (4G)

You need a SIM card for the stay if you want to use your 4G. Otherwise, the bill will be extremely high because Albania is not in the European zone so be super careful.

Greetings

Popular phrases:

• Mirëdita: Hello

• Mirëmbrëma: Good evening

• Faleminderit: Thank you

• Ta qifsha: Fuck you 😂 Don’t say that to the cocky men though…

The land of cheap stuff

• The pack of cigarettes costs 3,50 €

• Taxi from airport to Tirana: 25 €

• An average short taxi ride is 5-15 € (they overcharge for tourists though). Uber and other apps do not work here.

• Shots of alcohol for 2 € ??? Damn 😎

Don’t forget

• An umbrella or raincoat (🥲)

Let’s goooowr 💃🏻