Tirana

Tirana is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of Albania. It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country. Wikivoyage

Population 389,323 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Albania

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 127AmbulanceAmbulance
• 128FireFire
• 129PolicePolice

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Albania

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Pyramid of Tirana Attraction · 130 m
• Bunk'Art 2 Museum · 380 m
• House of Leaves - The Museum of Secret Surveillance Museum · 450 m
• Tirana Archeological Museum Museum · 620 m
• National Historical Museum Museum · 680 m
• Kalaja e Tiranës Attraction · 370 m
• Sarajet Attraction · 380 m
• Qemal Stafa Memorial · 430 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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   Tirana International Film Festival

   November

   The Tirana International Film Festival (TIFF; Albanian: Festivali Ndërkombëtar i Filmit në Tiranë) is an Academy Awards qualifying film festival and one of the major annual events taking place in Tirana each year.

   Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Italian 9
• Regional 4
• Burger 4
• Pizza 3
• Sushi 3
• Barbecue 3
• Albanian 2
• Chicken 2

All 86 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Grand Park of Tirana 2.2 km across 1.4 km
• Running Track "Grand Park of Tirana" 1.3 km across 1.6 km
• Rinia Park 220 m across 210 m

Getting around

• Reko TAXI 590 m
• Taxi Stand 1.8 km
• Tirana International Bus Terminal 1.9 km
• Check Taxi 2.4 km
• Top-Lines 3.3 km
• Taxi 3.3 km

Train stations: Tirana Public Transport Terminal 4.5 km

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