Search results
Durrës (/ ˈ d ʊr ə s / DUURR-əs, Albanian:; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.
- 7th century BC
- Durrës
- Durres Amphitheatre. Surely one of the greatest pieces of ancient architecture in Albania, if not the Balkans, the Durres Amphitheatre was built in 100AD by Hadrian and was only rediscovered in the 1960s.
- Durres Castle. This monument consists of a single tower and wall, and is referred to in many guides as the Venetian Tower. It dates way back to the 400s, during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I who was born in this city.
- Durres Beach. Albania’s most popular destination for a day by the sea, Durres Beach stretches out for more than ten kilometres along the city’s waterfront.
- Royal Villa of Durres. The Albanian monarchy, which lasted from 1928-1939, has been defunct for more than seven decades, but this building atop a hill in Durres stands as an interesting reminder of this era.
Albania, Europe. Durrës was once – albeit briefly – Albania’s capital. It’s now virtually an extension of Tirana, joined to the capital by a ceaseless urban corridor full of hypermarkets and car dealerships. Blessed with a reasonable 10km stretch of beach, Durrës is a pleasant – if rather built up – escape from Tirana and has a ...
People also ask
Does Durres have a beach?
Is Durrs a Turkish city?
Is Durrs a railway station?
Durrës, primary seaport of Albania. It lies on the Adriatic Sea coast, west of Tirana. Founded as Epidamnus by Greeks from Corcyra and Corinth in the 7th century bce, it was seized by the Illyrian king Glaucias in 312 bce. It later passed to the Romans, who called it Dyrrhachium and made it the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Archaeological Museum of Durrës. Heading downhill towards the seafront, in Taulantia street, there is another of the jewels of Durres, the Archaeological Museum, which houses the largest archaeological collection of Albania, recently renovated and officially reopened to the public on March 20, 2015, by Prime Minister Edi Rama, after four consecutive years of closure.
- Vollga Promenade. The wide promenade of Durres is undoubtedly one of the city’s main attractions, where you should not miss a nice walk. Especially after sunset, the 17,744 m² of the promenade, divided into two by the harbor and the entire city, comes alive with stalls, rides, and thousands of people (from children to the elderly), who relax and chat during the evening xhiro.
- The Castle and the Venetian Tower. Leaving the promenade, the exploration of the city can only continue with a short walk through the main streets of the old town, once defended by the imposing walls of the Castle of Durrësit (Kalaja and Durrësit in Albanian), of which today only a Venetian fortification tower, a few meters of city walls, and three gates to the old town (two overlooking the sea, and one on the south-western side).
- Ethnographic Museum of Durres. Halfway between the Venetian tower and the Roman amphitheater is the Ethnographic Museum of Durres, otherwise known as Muzeu Aleksandër Moisiu.
Apr 23, 2023 · The Best Things to Do in Durres – Explore Durres Castle. Just by the beach is Durres Castle. Built by the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius in the 5th and 6th centuries, this made Durres one of the most fortified cities on the Adriatic. It is not really a castle, as such, but a tower from the Venetian walls. There is now a small café on the roof ...
Durrës is an Albanian Adriatic port city. It has ferries to Bari and Ancona in ( Italy) and bus connections to other Albanian and international destinations, often via Tirana. Alternative spellings of the city's name are Durazzo (Italian), Drač (Драч, Serbo-Croatian) or Dyrrhachion (Δυρράχιον, Greek).
