Meet your licensed guide at the Mujo Ulqinaku monument and begin your journey through the Venetian Tower and the lanes of Durrës Old Town. Hear about the city's Greek founders, its role as the western terminus of the great Roman Via Egnatia, and the Byzantine, Norman, and Ottoman chapters that followed.
See the Town Square and Byzantine Forum and learn how the city's centre of gravity has shifted across the centuries. Walk the surviving stretch of the massive Roman City Walls and appreciate just how formidable ancient Durrës was.
At the amphitheatre — one of the largest in the Balkans, with a capacity of up to 15,000 — your guide explains its history, construction, and long concealment beneath the modern city, all viewed from the outside.
The tour's highlight is the Archaeological Museum of Durrës. Its collections span the full arc of the city's history: Illyrian jewellery, Greek amphorae, Roman portrait sculpture, early Christian mosaics, and Byzantine goldwork. Your guide curates the visit so you leave with a coherent picture of how these civilisations connected.
Every participant also receives a freshly baked byrek — the beloved Albanian savoury pastry — from a local bakery hand-picked by your guide.
