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Gjirokaster Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i Stephan Adelson Gjirokaster is also known as the City of Stairs. The city is built on a stretch of very mountainous terrain and and stairs are used in many of the small streets that wind their way up the hills in the direction of the citadel.You can see the panoramic view of this city from the bar/restaurant, Kerculla and you can eat and rest at Hotel Kalemi (http://hotelkalemi.tripod.com). From this hotel you can see the old and new part of the city. The setting of the city is great with snowcapped mountains all around it. Be sure to visit the 11th-century citadel, which has a stunning view of the countryside, as well as the interesting Ethnographic Museum in the home that was the birthplace of Enver Hoxha. _________-Sights Edit This Gjirokastra is a picturesque museum town in southern Albania. Gjirokastra is like an Albanian eagle perched on the mountainside with a mighty citadel for its head. The fortress surveys the Drino Valley above the three and four-storey houses clinging to the slopes. Both buildings and streets are made of the same white-and-black stone. Gjirokastra´s population is around 40,000 and one of the biggest cities of southern Albania. The name Gjirokastra comes from Illyrian Argyres Tribe which inhabited this part of Europe. Picturesque town with traditional houses Medieval citadel (was converted into prison under Nazis; houses museum of weapons). Gjirokaster is museum city. houses are built with stones. Contributors July 07, 2005 change by giorgio [Add Sight] Castle of Gjirokastër Edit This The castle of the city stands like a balcony over the city. Everyone says that the castle perches high over the town of Gjirokaster like an eagle, or a ship. However you choose to describe it, the castle definitely creates a presence over the city. It looms, it protects. It has eyes that follow every move of the city below.It enables the visitors to enjoy the very beautiful landscape. A museum of armaments is housed in the interior of the castle. type: Castles World66 rating: [rate it] __________History Edit This National Armour Museum National Armour Museum Gjirokastër is located on the hills of the Wide Mountain (Mali i Gjerë). At one point the city was a castle (Castle of Gjirokastër) and then it began to grow with buildings springing up on the hills around the castle walls. During the 13th century It was also knows as Argyropoline, Agyrokastron or the City of Argyro. In the 14th century it was part of the Despotate of Epirus The houses in Gjirokastër have a distinguished Albanian style. Gjirokastër also features an old bazaar A bazaar is a market, often covered, typically found in areas of Muslim culture, which was originally built in the 17th century. The city was developed after World War II and it is today an economic, educational and cultural center of southern Albania. There are over 20 museums in Gjirokastër today and it is also the city of the National Folk Festival. Gjirokaster is a commercial center in South Albania, it produces foodstuffs, leather, and textiles. There are several 18th-century mosques and churches and an old citadel (rebuilt in the 19th cent.) in the town. Dating probably from the 4th cent., Gjirokastër passed to the Turks in the 15th cent. It was captured (1811) by Ali Pasha and was the center (late 1800s) of anti-Turkish resistance. In World War II it was occupied by Italy, Greece, and Germany in succession. Enver Hoxha, the Albanian Communist party leader, was born there. Gjirokastra is museum city with charasterist houses made from stone. http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/galeria/gjirokastra http://gjirokastra0.tripod.com/ http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Gjirokast%EBr _____________Getting There Edit This Gjirokaster is on the main bus route from Tirana to Kakavija and Saranda, Gjirokastra is not far from northern Greeks towns. Most through buses stop on the main highway below Gjirokastra.Some buses depart from Cerciz Topulli Plaza below the citadel, including one to Tirana at 5 am. You can get in Gjirokastra from Tirana, Saranda , Delvina or from Greece. Travelling south to Saranda via Gjirokastra, birthplace of Enver Hoxha the former Communist leader, you will visit the Museum of Weapons and the imposing fortress rebuilt by Ali Pasha. __________Museums Edit This There are some museums in this city. [Add Museum] The National Museum of Weapons Edit This The National Museum of Weapons at Gjirokastra has a USAF Lockheed T-33A which became lost over the Adriatic in the 1950s and was forced to land in Albania. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] Ethnographic Museum Edit This Ethnographic Museum is the house where Enver Hoxha was born. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lagja Palorto, Gjirokaster, Albania Cerciz Topullis house Edit This This is a typical historic house. World66 rating: [rate it] address: Lagjia Dunavat Gjirokaster __________Festivals Edit This photo Gjirokastra is a home of traditional Albanian folk festival, usually on fall every four.The National Folklore Festival has its beginnings in year 1968, when it was organized for the first time in Gjirokastra. Since then, it is held once in four years, and it has become the symbol of the Albanian national folklore. This Festival is the amphitheater of the best offered by the Albanian tradition, music vibes and instruments, folk art and costumes. Happening to be a visitor during the days of the Festival, the ambiance and the sensations one gets, is like walking in and interacting with the ancient folklore, or having at a grip or glance what it would take to travel all over Albania and see with your own eyes. About 1100 Albanian singers and dancers from Albania, Kosova (three groups), Maqedonia (one group), Montenegro (one group), Italia (one group), Germania (one group), Switland (one group) and USA (one group) were together in the Castle from September 29 to October 5, 2004. ________Things to do Edit This Zekate's house Zekate's house Gjirokaster is a museum city and to see it is better to walk. People are very friendly and helpful. You must visit the castle, which is open from 7:00-17:00 (7:00 AM to 5:00 PM) everyday. From castle you can see all the city.