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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Hi, I'm Joana, I was born in Durrës. I'm a licensed tour guide. I love my job immensely because I believe I have the right characteristics for storytelling and interpreting my cultural heritage engagingly, to connect visitors with the place, and interaction with the group helps to build meanings and make sense of what is seen and observed. Fond of history, tradition, languages, and traveling. I am a cheerful, nice, down-to-earth, versatile, and sociable person who likes to share the history, culture, and traditions of her city.
Discovering the Ancient Durres:
The tour will be divided into six main moments:
1) It starts at the Venetian Tower , one of the most interesting historical defensive structures of Durrës as well as a starting point for local and international tourists visiting the city and from there will be procee8ded toward the other successive stops.
2) On the way to the Amphitheater, the visitor cannot miss the Fortification Walls, built in blocks that have managed to survive until this very day. Those who have governed the city throughout the ages have left their mark on the way the surrounding walls were used as, ultimately, they were a security system that protected the city from various conquests throughout history.
3) Ilustration from the outside and entrance to the Amphitheater:
Putting visitors in the picture about the history that led to the construction of the Roman amphitheater built during the period of the Roman emperor Hadrian/ Trajan .
4) A short jump to the small and ancient chapel inside the amphitheater built around the VI-X century for the religious ceremonies of the Christians of Durres which coincided with the beginning of the fall of the Roman Empire.
5) A visit to the Macellum Forum (Byzantine Forum):
we will visit the archaeological site of the Byzantine Forum for a walk in the heart of ancient Durres, a bridge between East and West, the city founded by the Greeks at the end of the 7th century BC, which was a thriving Hellenistic and Roman city, Byzantine capital, and still a Venetian, Ottoman city and communist one
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6)For a journey through time, to discover the history of the Roman Baths of Durres, another important cultural asset of Durrës, listed as a cultural monument,it is worth a visit and admire one of the masterpieces of ancient engineering places dedicated to body hygiene and mental refreshment from Roman antiquity ...... to today!
Discovering Durrës through the eyes of Joana local guide, where you will meet the fusion of different cultures, different religions and traditions that make this city a unique tourist destination.
I will be at the Venetian tower at the exact time , as well being equipped with the tourist guide badge.
Our tour starts at the Venetian tower,one of the most interesting historical defensive structures of Durrës. A part of the Byzantine fortress of Durrës (declared a monument of culture of the first category), which was considered one of the most powerful fortresses of the west coast of the Adriatic sea at 9:00 AM / 17:00 PM. A guided walking tour that combines a fusion of histories, architectures and cultures
Next on our way to the Amphitheater, the visitor cannot miss the City Walls, built in blocks that have managed to survive until this very day. Those who have governed the city throughout the ages have left their mark on the way the surrounding walls were used as, ultimately, they were a security system that protected the city from various conquests throughout history. The massive walls seen today were built by Anastasius I, the Byzantine emperor of the 4th century A.D, who defended the city from invaders.
Next stop on the list should be the Durrës Amphitheater, located near the city center. Constructed during the 2nd century A.D. under Roman Emperor Trajan’s rule. The Amphitheater ruins were discovered during the last century. Fortunately, excavations in the area continue to uncover significant traces for the history of the civilized world.
Then continuing our promenade towards Liria square observing the most important landmarks of this square like the Municipallity, the Great Mosque, "Aleksander Moisiu "theatre.
Our route continues with another destination, the byzantine forum or market square, located near the Amphitheater, reflects the typical function of an open, circular marketplace.
Roman baths 50 meters from the Byzantine Market, are positioned in the center of Durres under the "Aleksander Moisiu" theatre.
The Fatih Mosque, also known as the Small Mosque or Old Mosque, was built between 1502 and 1503 and was named after the conqueror of Constantinople, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, close to the amphitheater deserves a visit.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
