Albanian Cultural Heritage

TIRANA COUNTY
The Tirana Mosaic is found on Naim
Frashëri Street. It is the oldest object found
in Tirana, and it is thought to have been
part of the floor of a Roman villa from the
3-rd century A.D. Later the place was used
as a site for the construction of a paleo-
Christian church. It is also known by the
name of “The mosaic of the Church of Saint
George’s Spring“.
In Tirana you will have the opportunity to
visit the biggest and the most important
museums in Albania as are the National
Historic Museum and the Archaeological
Museum, the Mosque of Ethem Bey,
the walls of Justinian Castle with newly
excavations, etc. In the region of Kavaja you
may visit also the Church of Çeta near the
village of Zig Xhafaj and the Ethnographic
Museum of Kavaja.
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The Përsqop Fortress is located south of
Tirana, near Petrela castle. Perched atop
the Vila Mountain, this fortress may have
once been used by the inhabitants of
Petrela Castle. The construction of the
initial structure appears to have been
initiated by the Illyrians and eventually
expanded by the Romans. Remnants of
an aqueduct are situated to the northeast
of the fortification.
The Tunners bridge (Ura e Tabakeve) it is a
small stone bridge located in “Jeanne D’Arc”
boulevard in Tirana. The bridge is 7,5 meter
high. It was called also as Saint George
bridge. Today is a restored monument ,
built in the first half of XIX century.