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Private Cold War City Tour in Gjirokaster

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During the tour you will have an one of a kind time travelling experience. It will be focused on the less visible sides to visitors. True stories, facts and confenssions will take you to the most dark times of the Albanian history. It will be possible to explain the main concepts that were created and that were
strongly injected into the population, such as “The concept of the young man” and whatever this means in the concept of Albanian society, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the ideology of school and art, the way of life of people in the city and in the village.
We will have an explanation of how these concepts were applied by the regime of the time in Albania. All these will be taken from photos preserved as facts and taken from the archives of Gjirokastra families.

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Gjirokastra 6001, Albania

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The Cold War Tunnel

The visit will begin at the Cold War Tunnel,build to protect the political bureau of the 1970's. Stories,confessions and facts about how it would serve as a shelter for the leaders,so that they could lead military action in case of danger.
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50 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gjirokaster

The second stop of this tour will be the “My Muse” Memorial. This memorial is built in honor of Musine Kokalari an Albanian female intellectual, writer, and politician of Gjirokastra. She was the first female writer of Albania, but was persecuted by the communist regime for her opposing ideas on prison at Burrel and with hard labor Rreshen. Even though she was living her life in poverty, she did not lose her passion for reading and writing. Meet Mrs. Kokalari and her inner world in this must visit memorial museum.
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40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ethnographic Museum

The third stop of our tour will be in the house where dictator Enver Hoxha was born and raised. The house which was burned and rebuilt 5 times bigger, is a dwelling of history as strange as it is absurd.You will be introduced to the story of how his life as a leader began, accompanied by resentment and punishments, at once, for opponents, for those who knew him best, for those who did not believe him, for acquaintances and even childhood friends. You will also get acquainted with the history of the house which started as the house of Enver Hoxha, continued to become the Museum of Weapons and to end as the Ethnographic Museum. After the visit where the whole historical area of ​​Gjirokastra will be traversed, we will close it with a short presentation in the premises of our hall, where you will be able to enjoy a coffee. The presentation will focus on the less visible sides to visitors.
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  • Service animals allowed
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  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST). Read more Apr 2025

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