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The Venetian Tower and seafront of Durrës
The Venetian Tower and seafront of Durrës · Photo: Gerimema2, CC BY-SA 4.0

City in Albania · Durrës

Durrës

Durrës is Albania's second-largest city and the country's main seaport. It combines what most people move here for: the sea right by your home and just half an hour to the capital with its institutions, clinics and airport.

Sea
Adriatic
To Tirana
≈35 km
Airport
Tirana (TIA), ≈35 km
Role
Country's main port

Good to know

  • A 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre — one of the largest in the Balkans.
  • A long strip of sandy beaches stretches south of the city.
  • A port with ferry connections to Italy.

Districts and surroundings

Landmarks people use when looking for housing or arranging to meet.

  • Currila
  • Durrës Plazh
  • Shkozet
  • Spitallë
  • Plepa
  • Golem

City map: 267 useful places

Offices and documents, hospitals, supermarkets and markets, repairs, cafés, leisure and bus routes — with explanations.

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Guides: Durrës

Ready-made instructions specifically about this city.

Durrës: by topic

The same practical questions, in the context of this city.

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Catalogues by category. We fill them gradually — where there’s no data yet, we say so.

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