GJIROKASTER ALBANIA : UNESCO World Heritage Site Old Town & Fortress
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Explore Gjirokaster, Albania with us as we take a day trip from Saranda, Albania to an amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site. We cover ground transportation by bus, show you how to access the old town, walk the old town and explore the Gjirokaster Castle Fortress. This video is the full day trip and includes costs at the end. Is a day trip to Gjirokaster worth it? Watch and see for yourselves. We believe it is! We'll show you how it is done.
We are Jay and Sarah, a couple from Canada. We retired early, quit our jobs, sold our house, and are travelling the world full time. If you like what we are doing, you can subscribe to follow our life journey as nomad expat slow travellers, bringing you content about our daily lives as we live the dream.
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Have you been to Albania? Are you in Albania? What do you think of Gjirokaster if you have been there? If you haven't been, would you now like to go? Leave a comment down below!
Sorry the costs never showed up at the end of the video, but the buses, taxi's, coffee, water, castle entrance fee, lunch and drinks and return transportation cost us a grand total of $65 USD. ($90 CAD). That's in total for both of us.
We have been in Albania since the beginning of February. We’ve spent a week in Tirana, a month in Durres, a month in Vlorë, a week in Ksamil. We arrived in Sarandë at the beginning of last week and will be here until the end of June. We are planning on going to Gjirokaster. Would you recommend going for just a day or do you think it’s feasible to spend a week or so there?
You get a gold star for navigating the buses. Interesting video,
Thanks Warren!!! It was an adventure. Hope you liked the video!!!
I’m glad you guys took the bus! We rented a car when we went 😀
We've driven around the country twice in a rental car. We've decided to give up on driving and walk or take ground transport as our new way of life. The bus was fun. It's less BS, less cost, and an adventure as you can see! We love it. Taking the bus in a few days to do a Berat adventure, should be epic! Trying to drive a car up there, we did what you did... I feel the pain.
Thanks for "breaking trail" for us other Canadians who may travel to Albania in the future! 😊
Absolutely! It's a great place. Actually we met some Canadians here that ironically lived like 3 blocks from us at home, yet we'd never crossed paths.
Love youre videos from Albania !
Thank you I am glad you are enjoying them!
Your best video yet!!!! 😊 I love the deep breathing it saying I'm about to pass out from hiking so much!!!😂😂😂😂
Travel envy !!!!
Awww Thanks Rachel!!!!!!! We are having some fun times for sure.
Enjoyed the tour to Girokaster. Going to be in Sarande in October for a few days. Will try to visit here too. 😊
It is worth a side trip for sure!!!
I'd love to go to Gjirokaster but I'll be in Sarande in July, which would be challenging, I think. I love to walk but in the baking heat of summer, it may not be a good idea. Also, on a practical level, I'd have to take travel sickness tablets with plenty of water some time before the trip. On arrival I would definitely need the loo. I understand there are public toilets in the old town. The reviews of said toilets are not good.
That could be quite hot then, but I think it's always worth the trip. Public toilets here are not good at all. Having said that, ones in establishments can be hit and miss. Bring wet wipes, there is often no toilet seat and there is no toilet paper.
Thanks again guys very interesting.as usual.
Those buseses are making me nervous.
Glad you liked it! Yeah the buses are not the best system but it is what it is. If you need to go from one city to another, there are not always frequent options and the bus themselves can be not that great. I'm not very tall and I could barely get my knees in it was worse than the most budget airlines around. But do not be deterred, all of this is just a small issue to deal with to be in such an amazing... amazing country.
@@JayandSarah I think it's what makes Albania such an attraction.
Rough around the edges but interesting and scenic
@@trevorvardy9224 that is spot on. We say this all the time. It's rough around the edges and that is what makes it attractive to us. Lots of snooty tourists would probably complain about half the stuff. No bother to us, that is what gives the place charm.
@@JayandSarah fully agree.
That's why Albania have raki. So you can relax then discuss your bus trip afterwards.😀
@@trevorvardy9224 I don't disagree with you on that one! The old boys here sure seem to like their Raki.
Nice job guys!
Thanks Patrick!
We only drink Turkish coffee. Much thicker and darker. No milk just sugar if needed.
I see. This is interesting because in the cafe's, it is not Turkish coffee... it is espresso which is not the same thing. Do you make Turkish coffee at home?
The modern coffee shops serving Espresso were trained in Greece, Immigrants to Greece that made some money as waiters, andd returned back to Albania.
Also it's ARGYROKASTRO, inhabited by Greek indigenous Ethnic tribes, meaning SilverCastle, in GR. Saranta means 40 in GR, possibly 40 hills??
What an awesome day! And a little confusion thrown in to ward off dementia! 😂
Thanks for taking us with you into Gjirokaster and the castle, we can't wait to see it for ourselves, we're hoping next year. Do you mind me asking how old you two are? I'm 61 and my husband is 67.
Thanks for another great video! 😊
I am 51 and my wife is 53. Glad you enjoyed the video!!!!! Was lots of work to put it together.
@@JayandSarah So amazing you were able to start slow traveling so young! We're still learning about what's possible. TH-cam certainly has a learning curve, but you cover all thr things most of us want to know...what it's like to be in a particular place and how much it costs. Having a sense of humor helps, too! Really enjoying your content, please keep it up! Hi to Sarah! ❤️
@@conniecrew2585 we are fortunate and blessed to be able to do this at our age. Sarah says "Hi!". We are planning a couple day trip to Berat with some friends from here.
@@JayandSarah Oh yay, that sounds fun! Can't wait to see. If you film it, that is.