Gjirokaster Free Walking Tour

9.8
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Duration
2 hours
Meeting point
Rruga Zejtareve Gjirokastër
Languages
English
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Overview

Gjirokaster Free Walking tour is a 2 hours tour organized by certified guides. The tour is newer so doesn't have many reviews.
During the tour we will show you the amazing stone city of Gjirokaster focusing on its history, culture, architecture, traditions, and local histories.

We will see the most interesting parts of the city like the Bazaar area or areas where are located the most beautiful Gjirokaster style houses like Scenduli house or some of the houses of local famous people like the house of the dictator Enver Hoxha or the house of Ismail Kadare the most famous Albanian writer. We will visit also the castle, but we will not visit the castle inside as it has a price for tickets, and we want to let people choose if visiting or no or when visiting and how much time they want to spend there. Anyway, the tour ends near the castle entry, so you can go inside right after the tour if you want. During our tour, we will also pass by the best panoramic spots for amazing views and have possibility to take beautiful panoramic pictures. Hope to see you soon!!
(Not recommended for people with health problems or walking problems as the town is hilly and can be difficult)
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Our Guides

Eugene — Guide of Gjirokaster Free Walking Tour, Albania
Eugene

Meeting point

Rruga Zejtareve Gjirokastër

On arrival

We will meet at the stairs of The Court of Appeals Building on the left side of restaurant Rrapi Rruga Zejtareve in the Bazaar area.

Things to note

The tour is recommended for people in good health as the temperatures may be very high in summer in Gjirokastër.

Rating
9.8
Organisation
10.0
Atmosphere
9.8
Content
10.0
Guide
10.0
Usefulness
9.8
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Reviewed on Apr 02, 2025
“Wonderful experience in Gjirokaster ”
Our guide was wonderful! Really enjoyed hearing more about Gjirokaster fascinating history and he was informative and entertaining. Usefull information, and well explained, we were from different countries and we all could understand what he was saying. At the end of the tour he asked again if the group needed any other info or help for Gjirokaster or Albania in general making sure all people to get info necessary for their trip. Would highly recommend at the start of your visit for anyone visiting Gjirokaster for the first time so after the tour to know better what to do for the rest of the time.
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Reviewed on Mar 27, 2025
“Recommended!!”
The tour was really up to my taste, as I really enjoy a heavy historical content based tour, and that was what I got but not only. Get to know the origin of the city and how it became what it is today. The tour guide was really entertaining and knowledgeable and was always available to answer questions. Definitely recommend if you're visiting and interested in knowing more about Gjirokaster and Albania.
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Reviewed on Mar 25, 2025
“Tres Bien!”
The tour was great! Our guide Eugene was extremely knowledgeable and took us to some very cool spots we wouldn't have discovered on our own. I loved the history and pop culture facts. At the end of the tour, we were given a list of recommended places (e.g. coffee shops and restaurants). These are spots recommended by locals so you know they are authentic. Eugene is a national guide so he can help with good info for all Albania, he was ready and so prepared for any question. I highly recommend this tour!
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Reviewed on Nov 02, 2024
“Exellent Tour”
The free tour of Gjirokaster was an amazing experience! A very beautiful city full of history and multiple layers of architecture. The tour was made great by having an amazing tour guide who was very informative and very helpful, he even helped us with our plan for the rest of our trip in Albania. I highly recommend this tour! If you do it you will not be disappointed!
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Reviewed on Oct 27, 2024
“Amazing tour of Gjirokaster”
It was one of the best tours we have done so far. Eugene was a a very professional guide ready to answer to everybody questions in the group. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and with e big sens of humour. I'm glad we did the tour we learned a lot of history and we visited places we would not have vist on our own. Eugene gave us also ideas where to go for the rest of our trip. Highly recommended to everyone!
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Reviewed on Oct 22, 2024
“Great "private" tour”
Only my wife and I and Eugen did the tour as usual, thank you accepting so small "group". Eugen showed us places where we never thought to visit. His comments were very interesting and the tour was a pleasure.
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Reviewed on Oct 21, 2024
“Great tour around Gjirokastar”
Eugen was really nice showing us around the city and some corners that we would not check for sure.. He was really professional even though we were just 3 people, he didn't cancel the tour and he ran the tour from the beginning till the end.
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Reviewed on Oct 15, 2024
“Informative and relaxing tour through Gijrokaster”
We learnt a lot about Gijrokaster and the history of Albania in general on this tour. Eugen took a lot of time for us and answered all our questions. Gijrokaster is very beautiful, but you have to walk a few metres up and down on uneven ground. We can recommend the tour to anyone who is good on foot and interested in history.
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Reviewed on Oct 10, 2024
“Girokaster”
Very friendly guid with good knowledge about the area
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Reviewed on Sep 23, 2024
“Amazing Tour Experience ”
Unique experience! I didn't think the city had so much to offer me. The tour of Eugene was wonderful and showed me a lot of interesting places and breathtaking views. Absolutely recommended.
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