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Gjirokaster

Traditional Coffee Brewing

[Apr. 2024] The last place we visited in Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, was a shop that demonstrated how to make traditional coffee. A kilim was laid on the ground, and on top of…

Gjirokaster

Ethnographic museum used to be Hoxha’s home

[Apr. 2024] On the second day in Gjirokaster, Albania, we gathered at 8:15 and went to the Ethnographic Museum first. It is very close to the House of Skenduli, a traditional house that we visited…

Gjirokaster

The only shopping we did in this holiday

[Apr. 2024] In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems…

Gjirokaster

About the stingy family’s traditional house

[Apr. 2024] We arrived at Gjirokaster, our destination for the day on our Albania tour. Gjirokaster is a World Heritage Site and is known as the “Stone Town.” That is because its rows of traditional…

Byllis

Pleasant ruins

[Apr. 2024] I continue talking about the Italian tour in Albania. The next day we left Berat and headed for Gjirokaster. Our first destination was the ruins of Byllis. My husband and I are not…

Berat

Thinking about species preservation at the mosque

[Apr. 2024] Berat, Albania, which is included in the World Heritage Site, is divided into two levels, and the famous “1000 Windows” can be seen in Mangalem on the lower level. After dropping off our…