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About the Origin - Tirana

Tirana is the largest capital city of the Albania Country. This city is the political, cultural, financial, and educational hub of Albania. Though the country has spent sixty years under the Enver Hoxha dictatorship, it has developed rapidly in the past thirty years. The city boasts many of the historical marvels, oldest mosques, architectural wonders, outdoor activities, and many more.

Tourist Attractions

Tirana is the cultural and tourism hub in the country. There are plenty of mosques and historical buildings sprawled in and around the city. Being the oldest city, it possesses numerous museums, arts and cultural resources, castles, churches, theatres, and many more places to explore. Clock Tower, Et'hem Bey Mosque, National Historic Museum, National Art Gallery, Bush Street, Piramida, Blloku or Ish-Blloku, National Archaeological Museum of Albania, National Library of Albania, Resurrection of Christ Orthodox Cathedral, Sali Shijaku's Traditional House, Tirana Mosaic, Saint Paul Catholic Cathedral, Natural Sciences Museum of Albania, Martyrs' Cemetery, Enver Hoxha's grave, Postbllok, Opera & Ballet Theatre, Petrela Castle, Preze Castle, Brar Canyon and Bridge, Southeast of Tirana, Farka Artificial Lake Park, and Cave of Pellumbas are the prime attractions available in and around the city. Along with the stopover places, visitors can also enjoy the walking tours in several parks; roam around the city in a limousine to enjoy the scenic places, unlimited nightlife, and entertainment.

Shopping Dining & Nightlife

Tirana possesses numerous small-scale and branded stores. Myslym Shyri Street is famous for its shopping scene. It holds numerous small shops with various collections of clothing, food, music, arts, antiques, and many more replica goods stores. Medreseja Street is another market place, where visitors can get the merchandise at cheapest prices. It also possesses Turkish style bazaars with myriad of independent and small shops. Conversely, there are large shopping malls with up-scale shopping scene. Most of the malls hold numerous shops and international brands. Coin Center, City Park, QTU, and Tirana East Gate (TEG) are the largest malls in the city.

The city is a good place to enjoy the traditional and multi continental delicacies. Oda, Sarajet, and Sofra e Ariut are the best restaurants to taste the traditional culinary. There are plentiful inexpensive and up-scale eateries that are dotted in and around the city. Blloku is the home for city’s nightlife. Visitors can find the energetic and vibrant nightlife in this area. There are plenty of bars, taverns, and breweries that are scattered in and around this region.

Festivals & Seasons

‘Summer Day’ celebrations on March 14th, Independence Day, and many more prestigious festivals are being celebrated by Tirana. Along with the religious festivals, it celebrates Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana International Contemporary Art Biannual, Tirana Jazz Fest, Rally Albania, Tirana Marathon, Tirana Art Days, and Albanian Wine Festival.

Transportation within the City

The city has Intra-City bus lines, which are inexpensive and slow. These buses cover most of the important areas of the city. Bicycles and taxis are the other means of transportation in the city. Driving to Tirana in car wouldn’t be a wise thing to do, as parking is a biggest concern in the city. Driving on the city traffic roads will be difficult thing, and you will be charged parking fee in most of the places. Hire a taxi to explore the city, which will help you in avoiding the parking hassles.

Popular Sports in Tirana

Tirana is considered as the sports hub in Albania. The city holds sports clubs including, KF Tirana, Partizani, and Dinamo. Tirana bases football teams that have performed in FSFH (Albanian Football Association) and won 57 championships out of 72. It has two massive sports avenues, Qemal Stafa Stadium and Selman Stërmasi Stadium, which are the prime sports centers in the country.

Weather in Tirana

The city has a Mediterranean type of climate with warm and dry summers, cold and rainy winters. Summers have an average high temperature of 32°C and low of 18°C. It never snows in Tirana during winter. Spring and fall seasons are quite pleasant with beautiful weather conditions. Rains start from November and continues till May with an average precipitation of 4 inches. Best season to visit this colourful and compact city is during summer to explore the interesting sights.

Emergency Numbers

For any criminal offense tourists can inform the police at a toll free number 129

About Tirana Airport & Location

Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (IATA: TIA, ICAO: LATI) is the solo international, largest and busiest airport in Albania, which is located at Rinas village for about 11 kilometres northwest of the city Tirana. Nearly 20 airlines are being operated from this airport to international destinations and 400 flights depart from this airport each week. The airport offers nonstop flight to around 27 cities and 1.5 million passengers fly through Tiran international airport annually. There are no scheduled passenger flight serves to any domestic destinations.

Airline Information

Aegean Airlines, Air Vallee, AtlasGlobal, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa Regional, Blu-express, Enter Air, Alitalia, Transavia France, Pegasus Airlines, SmartWings, Small Planet Airlines, SunExpress, Freebird Airlines and below are the airlines operated by the Tirana International Airport.

British Airways Germanwings Turkish Airlines
Air Serbia Jetairfly Adria Airways

Airport Terminal Information

Tirana International Airport has a separate passenger terminal for both arrivals and departures. Both the terminals are well equipped with various modern amenities, which offer excellent stay time and journey experience to the travellers.

Local Transportation at Tirana Airport

Taxis are the comfortable means for transportation, and many taxis are available outside the terminal. Travellers can also get through public buses to the downtown of the city and these services start from 8:00 am and will be close by 7:00 p.m.

Airport Facilities

Smoking zone, restaurants, bars, cafes, coffee shops, ATM’s, banks, telephone booths, business lounge, lost and found office, baggage carts, first aid equipment, medical assistance, wheelchair service, waiting hall, rest rooms, VIP services are the facilities offered by the Tirana International Airport.

Hotels near Tirana Airport

Wide range of hotels are available near the Tirana International Airport within the radius of 12 kilometres, include Hotel Airport Tirana, Hotel Verzaci, Hotel Class, Te Stela Hotel, Guest House Mary, Meridian Tirana Hotel, Mondial Hotel, Prestige Hotel, My Hostel, Hotel Ferrari, Hotel Panorama Kruje, Ador Resort, Best Western Premier Ark Hotel, Hotel Iliada, B&B Tirana Smile, EasyStay Studios, Palace Inn Apartments, Hotel Patricia, Hotel Doro City and Agrume Hostel.

All Airport Enquiries

Save the contact number for any airport related information +355 4 238 1600

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Tirana International Airport Address

Nënë Tereza, Airport Rd Rinas,
1504, Albania