Things to do in Elbasan

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Skanderbeg Square

There are many major local buildings around Skanderbeg Square, including government buildings, opera houses, museums and banks, most of which were built during the Mussolini era in Italy. This is also the place where local daily events are held. The Equestrian Statue of Skanderbeg in the south of the square is the symbol of this square.

Elbasan Castle

Kanioni i Holtës

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Pyramid of Tirana

The Pyramid of Tirana is a landmark building in the capital of Albania. Originally a museum dedicated to former Albanian leader Enver Hoxha, it has served as a conference center and a television studio over the decades. It also sat abandoned for a long time, with its exterior walls covered in graffiti. Its sloping facade, however, became a place for local youth to climb and play. After a comprehensive renovation, this old building has been revitalized. Its interior has been transformed into TUMO, a creative technology education center for teenagers, offering courses and activities focused on programming, robotics, and art. The bright, colorful space adds a sense of lightness to the originally heavy concrete shell. One of its sloping sides has been converted into a series of steps, allowing people to walk all the way to the top of the building to overlook the city view, continuing the building's unique climbable appeal. Not far in front of it hangs a Peace Bell, cast from shell casings collected during the social unrest of the late 1990s to commemorate those who lost their lives. A bell and a building perfectly encapsulate the changes this city has undergone over the decades.

Holta canyon

Elbasan Arena

Elbasan Arena is a modern, multi-purpose stadium designed with spectator comfort and safety in mind, featuring advanced sound and lighting systems and a modern electronic scoreboard. The stadium also offers many facilities, such as VIP suites, a media center, a gym, and restaurants, providing a complete experience for spectators.

Camping Fridolin

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Berat Castle

Berat Castle stands majestically on a rocky hill beside the ancient city of Berat, Albania. Upon reaching the castle, you are greeted with a wide view, offering a commanding perspective of the Osum River and the layers of white old houses on both banks. It once housed many Byzantine-style Orthodox churches. Today, surviving ones like the Church of the Holy Trinity can still be visited, with some containing medieval frescoes and iconostases. The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos has been converted into the Onufri Iconographic Museum, exhibiting icon paintings by the representative 16th-century Albanian painter Onufri and his followers, serving as a window into local religious art. It also retains ruins of Ottoman-era mosques. Traces of different eras coexist here, with history layered upon this hill. Unlike many castles that are reduced to mere ruins, local families still reside here today. Residential houses and courtyards are scattered along the cobblestone paths, and strolling through it feels like entering a living hilltop village.

Funar, Elbasan

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