Things to Do

The old walled city is the reason to stop in Elbasan. Almost everything worth seeing is inside or immediately adjacent to the castle walls, so a single unhurried walk covers the ground.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Elbasan Castle

15th-century Ottoman fortress walls enclosing the old town
02

Old Bazaar

The old bazaar runs along the main lane inside the western gate of the castle, a compact stretch of shops selling local produce, hardware, …

Sight
03

Ethnographic Museum

Ottoman-era house with period interiors showing Elbasan's pre-industrial life

Museum
04

Church of Saint Mary

Elbasan's oldest church, Byzantine origins with surviving Ottoman-era frescoes
05

Ad Quintum

A Roman Via Egnatia station near Elbasan, with excavated baths and roadside remains.

Sight
06

King Mosque (Xhamia e Mbretit)

The King Mosque stands just inside the western gate of the castle walls, a low Ottoman structure with a single minaret and a shaded …

Sight
07

Holta Springs

Holta Springs are warm springs in a narrow canyon east of Elbasan. The main hot pool is a short walk beyond the canyon entrance, …
08

Ottoman Baths (Hamam)

17th-century Ottoman hamam inside Elbasan's castle walls
09

Kozani Thermal Baths

Kozani Thermal Baths are a small hot-spring bathing area west of Elbasan. The water is very hot, fed by one of Albania's hottest springs, …
10

Llixhat Thermal Baths

Thermal springs southeast of Elbasan, long used for bathing and simple spa cures

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11

Shkumbin River Valley

The Shkumbin river flows directly through Elbasan, and its valley is one of the few genuinely flat expanses in central Albania. The river bank …

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