Skanderbeg Square, Tirana – Tirana Grand Mosque loop from Tirana

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Skanderbeg Square, Tirana – Tirana Grand Mosque loop from Tirana

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Skanderbeg Square, Tirana – Tirana Grand Mosque loop from Tirana

02:38

10.0km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.38 km

Dajti Ekspres Cable Car

Highlight • Structure

A tour takes about 15 minutes.

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8.94 km

Et'hem Bey Mosque and Tirana's Clock Tower

Highlight • Religious Site

Entry to the small (I was a little disappointed) mosque is free. A donation is expected and requested. Scarves for covering the women are available

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9.02 km

Skanderbeg Square, Tirana

Highlight • Monument

In 1968, the equestrian statue of the folk hero was erected on the 500th anniversary of his death.

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9.15 km

Skanderbeg Monument, Skanderbeg Square

Highlight • Monument

The Skanderbeg Monument shows the national hero on horseback. Erected in 1985, it commemorates the 500th anniversary of his death.

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9.29 km

Interesting bunker (nuclear bunker of the Interior Minister) with a great exhibition on the history of the police in Albania and the communist dictatorship. However, it was quite crowded and cramped during our visit

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9.78 km

Tirana Grand Mosque

Highlight • Religious Site

The Grand Mosque forms the new religious heart of Tirana: a bright, open complex that gives the city a contemporary Islamic identity. With space for ten thousand worshippers, this is …

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9.80 km

Italian-style street with historic bridge and cafés

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

With Italian cafes,
At one end is even a historic bridge

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9.89 km

Old Stone Bridge of Tirana

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The Tanner's Bridge over the Lana river is an 18th-century Ottoman stone footbridge. It was restored after falling into disrepair when the river was diverted in the 1930s.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.71 km

3.47 km

444 m

408 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.29 km

1.54 km

205 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

20°C

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Comments

September 5, 2023,Wanderung zu Bunkart 2

Today we went on a city hike again😊 The Orthodox church, mosque and especially the bunker just outside were on the program. Between 1946 and 1985, Enver Hoxha had 170,000 (!) bunkers built in order to be able to withstand any attack by foreign powers. You can visit one of the most important ones. It also includes rooms for the …

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