Cruy. Medieval Fortress and Old Market

I suggest you spend an unforgettable day in Kruja, which is located at the foot of the high mountains 20 km from Tirana. Here in a small town preserved the centuries-old history of the conquest of Albania. We will take a walk through the medieval fortress, where the soldiers of Skanderbeg liberated the country from the Ottoman Empire, which ruled here for 500 years.

Programme

• In the Middle Ages, the city was the capital of the Principality of Arberia, located on the territory of modern Albania.
• In the National Museum on the territory of the fortress, we will get acquainted with the expositions reflecting the chronology of events from antiquity to the present. In the Ethnographic Museum you will get acquainted with the traditional life and culture of the Albanian people, there is a unique collection of wedding costumes, as well as the atmosphere of a traditional Albanian house.
• We will visit the only in Albania Old market of antiques, souvenirs, as well as handmade products (carpets, tablecloths, pottery, filigree jewelry, etc.).

It is important to have a headdress, a bottle of drinking water and comfortable shoes.

• transfer from Tirana or the beach area of Durres (Skemby Cavayes, Golem, Mali Robit) to Cruyu and back;
• Entrance tickets to the fortress and museums;
• My services as an escort guide.