Sights in Durrës

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   Archaeological Museum

   • Durrës, Albania
   • Sights › Museum

   The ArchaeologicalMuseum on the waterfront is well laid out and has an impressive collection of artefacts from the Greek, Hellenistic and Roman periods. Highlights include engraved Roman funeral stelae (memorial stones) and some big carved stone sarcophagi. Back in the day when the city was called Epidamnos, Durrës was a centre for the worship of Venus, and the museum has a cabinet bursting with little busts of the love goddess.

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   Former Palace of King Zogu I

   • Durrës, Albania
   • Sights › Palace

   On the hilltop west of the amphitheatre stands the decaying former palace of King Zogu I; it's a 15-minute climb up from the town centre to what was a grand palace (marble staircases, carved wooden ceilings and the like), but it's closed to the public. There are better views from the nearby lighthouse.

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   Great Mosque

   • Durrës, Albania
   • Sights › Religious, spiritual

   The town centre is easily covered on foot and in the centre, the great mosque serves as a point of orientation: the archaeological attractions are immediately around it, and the train and bus stations are 1km to the northeast.

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