Location: Tirana
Top Things to do in Tirana
The 6 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Tirana, Tirana County
Tirana, the Republic of Albania's largest city, is blessed with a mild Mediterranean climate, a plethora of beautiful churches and lush parks. Founded in 1614, some striking Mussolini-era architecture dots the city center. Walk between sights such as Skanderbeg Square's 1789 Et'hem Bey Mosque, the 1830 Sahat-Kulla (Clock Tower) and the Puppet Theater, once home to King Zog's puppet parliament. Visit the Peace Bell, built with old cartridge shells, a reminder of Tirana's stormy past.
Restaurants in Tirana
1. Catholic Church of St. Marie
2. Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 383 reviews
Reviewed By SteveRainville99 - Orlando, United States
We really thought that this was the best peice of architecture in all of Tirana. The modern look, as well as the bright colors makes it stick out in the heart of a city that has so much old Yugoslavia architecture all around. Beautiful inside too, with great paintings all around!
3. Et`hem Bey Mosque
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 594 reviews
Reviewed By arjancarja - Tirana, Albania
The Et'hem Bey mosque is one of the oldest and beautiful mosque in Albania , the imam there is very friendly and a good person.
4. Bektashi World Centre
5. Xhura Mosque
6. Great mosque of Tirana
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By TheBalkansandBeyond - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Tirana’s newest and largest Mosque, also known as the Namazgah Mosque, this is a seriously impressive structure. Islam is the most commonly practiced religion in Albania and after a period of communist rule there were only 8 mosques left in Tirana. Still under construction, it is expected to be large enough for 5,000 worshipers inside and another 5,000 outside in the compound. When completed, it will be the largest Mosque in the Balkans. It’s interesting to see both the ancient Ethem Bey Mosque and the modern, colossal Namazgah Mosque within 5 minutes walk of each other. When we visited in July ’19 it looked to be almost complete. Even if you still can't go inside it’s definitely worth a look if you’re in the centre of Tirana.
