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| Uploaded from: Title: Petrela Castle Description: Europe Albania Tiranë Petrelë - One of the oldest castles in Albania, only 5 miles away from the Tirana, the capital city of Albania. The admisson to visit there is free. Come and enjoy the various splendors that Albania has to offer! Tags: albania castle tirana europe kalaja petrele historic balkan photos video clips architects travel fly stone construction traveler visit design oldcastle adriatik italian vacation Petrela
Petrela is a town 15 km south of Tirana, in the central Albania. It is famous for its castle, history, beautiful views, and amazingly cheap and delicious restaurants. In the ancient times Petrela was known as Petralba, which translated from greek means 'the stone' of 'alba', therefore "The stone of Albanians" (...) BathorëDistance: 0.6565 km Bathorë is an area just outside Tirana, the capital city of Albania in Eastern Europe. Much of the area is essentially a shanty town, although local and international charitable organisations are involved in laying drainage and water supply pipes, and in recent years a hospital (built by Merlin) and school (part-funded by UNICEF) have been constructed (...) University of TiranaDistance: 3.6232 km , Albania. It was the first university in Albania when it was founded in October 1957 as State University of Tirana (Universiteti Shtetërore i Tiranës) by joining five higher institutes. Between 1985 and 1992 it was called Enver Hoxha University of Tirana (Universiteti i Tiranës "Enver Hoxha"; after the First Secretary of the Communist Albanian Party of Labour, Enver Hoxha) (...) Qemal Stafa (stadium)Distance: 7.4074 km Qemal Stafa is a multi-use stadium in Tirana, Albania named after Qemal Stafa, a World War II hero. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 25,000 (not all-seated, it has about 19,200 seats). It is currently used by the Albanian National Football Team and some Albanian football clubs (...) Parliament of AlbaniaDistance: 7.4916 km The Parliament of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë), also known as the People's Parliament (Kuvendi Popullor) is the parliament of Albania. It has 140 members, elected for a four year term. 100 are elected directly in single member constituencies with an approximately equal number of voters (...) TiranaDistance: 8.3283 km Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Albania. It was founded in 1614 by Sulejman Pasha and became Albania's capital city in 1920. Tirana is located at (41.33°N, 19.82°E) in the eponymous district and county. Its average altitude is above sea level. It lies on the Ishm River, about inland. (...) Mount DajtDistance: 8.8357 km : Dajt or Dajti) is a mountain in central Albania, to the east of Tirana. Its highest peak is at 1612 m. In winter, the mountain is often covered with snow, and it is a popular retreat to the local population of Tirana that rarely see snow falls. Its slopes have forests of pines, and beech. (...) AlbaniaDistance: 13.693 km Albania, officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian Republika e Shqipërisë , or simply Shqipëria) is a country in Southern Europe. Albania borders Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, the Serbian province of Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east (...) NdroqDistance: 15.093 km Ndroq is a village near Tirana, capital of Albania. Its population is estimated to be 5000 (...) Tirana International Airport Nënë TerezaDistance: 17.138 km Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza is Albania's only international airport. It is commonly known as Rinas International Airport, as it is located 25 kilometres (16 miles) northwest of Tirana, in the village of Rinas (Albanian: Rinasi). The airport was named after Mother Teresa, who was of Albanian descent, in 2001 (...) Distance: 20.997 km
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