​​​ Lost Paradises Travels - Europe  

​ALBANIA - Tirana

Tirana is the capital of Albania and was founded in 1614 by Sulejman Pasha Bargjini. The city is wellknown for its colorful Ottoman-, Fascist- and Soviet-era architecture. Pastel buildings surround the city's focal point, Skanderbeg Square, which is named for its equestrian statue of a national hero. On the square's north end is the modernist National History Museum. Tourists usually find Tirana a nice and charming city, where cosmopolitan and small town feelings are intertwined with a lively night life.