Gjirokaster Bed and Breakfasts - Reviews and Rates

Saranda to Gjirokastar

The next morning I wasn't able to find the right bike tubes and hoping for the best I planned to continue on the coast towards Dhermi. As I was leaving the city I began to put together a picture of the road through my frequent questioning of by passers along the way. It seemed like the road, about 60 Km worth, was now being torn up and was basic...

Exploring the steep slopes

After a long bus ride across the morning, I've come to the second of two "museum cities" in Albania: the stoic, grey Gjirokastra in the southern mountains bordering Greece. The place clings to the edge of a steep mountainside, with its buildings constructed almost on top of each other. A drab, Communist-era new town sprawls across the bowl-like ...

Gjirokaster, Fortress City

While Gjirokaster got the brunt of the damage during countrywide rioting in 1997, it remains a museum quality town. Deemed the town of a thousand stairs, Gjirokaster climbs up the Gjere mountain and offers beautiful views of the Drino river valley. Its 4th century fortress dominates the skyline. Taking a design cue from this massive structure, a...