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Gjirokastër Old Town – Gjirokastër Castle loop from Gjirokastra

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Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër Old Town – Gjirokastër Castle loop from Gjirokastra

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Gjirokastër Old Town – Gjirokastër Castle loop from Gjirokastra

02:30

7.88km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.72 km

Gjirokastër Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A visit is definitely worthwhile, because here you can still experience the really old Albania.
The old houses of wealthy merchants are particularly impressive.

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1.85 km

Castle Tunnel to the Museum of History

Highlight • Structure

Why go around when you can go right through.
The tunnel takes you relaxed and cool to the other side of the castle.

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3.34 km

Easy viewpoint of bridge

Viewpoint

4.95 km

Gjirokastër Bazaar

Highlight • Settlement

Please keep the area clean 👍🏻

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5.38 km

Lockheed T-33 Wreck at Gjirokastër Castle

Highlight • Monument

A special attraction are the remains of a US Air Force Lockheed T-33 that had to make an emergency landing in Kuçova in 1957.

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5.41 km

Gjirokastër Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle is located on the upper part of a narrow ridge about a kilometer long on the eastern slope of Mali i Gjerë, which rises about 200 meters above the flat bottom of the Drino valley and stretches down to the plain. The range of hills drops steeply to the south and north, but due to the lack of rocky terrain high defensive walls had to be built. The fortified complex is 500 meters long and up to a maximum of 90 meters wide. At the narrowest point, the width hardly exceeds ten meters.
Casemates with exhibits from the Weapons Museum

The complex can be roughly divided into four sections. The western quarter is quite narrow with vaults built after 1811 and a narrow garden with a Bektashi turbe containing the tombs of two Babas from the 16th and 17th centuries. The next third contains the central buildings with the main entrance and the former prison. The next third contains wide open spaces now used as a festival stage – and auditorium – with large cisterns beneath. To the far east of the castle is a bastion and another gateway, above which is the 19th-century city clock tower.

The castle has seven towers. It used to be possible to walk through vaults along the entire length of the castle. A third gate was on the south side, opposite the main entrance.

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5.54 km

Gjirokastër Castle Clock Tower

Highlight • Castle

To the far east of the castle is a bastion and another gateway, above which is the 19th-century city clock tower.

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5.76 km

View of Gjirokastër's Old Town from the castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

From up here you really have a great view of the old town and the surrounding mountains.

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5.83 km

Entrance to Gjirokastër Castle

Highlight • Castle

In addition to the National Museum of Arms, the castle also houses a clock tower and some other characteristic houses.

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7.88 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.51 km

3.23 km

657 m

341 m

138 m

Surfaces

5.61 km

904 m

650 m

364 m

179 m

169 m

Elevation

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Thursday 27 August

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Gjirokastër Old Town – Gjirokastër Castle loop from Gjirokastra

Gjirokastër Old Town

Castle Tunnel to the Museum of History

Gjirokastër Bazaar

Lockheed T-33 Wreck at Gjirokastër Castle

Gjirokastër Castle

Gjirokastër Castle Clock Tower

View of Gjirokastër's Old Town from the castle

Entrance to Gjirokastër Castle

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