Durrës City Center & Sheshi Liria
Adriatic port city's lively central square
Durrës, Albania
Tirana & CentralDurrës
About
Sheshi Liria (Liberty Square) is the central plaza of Durrës, Albania's main port and second-largest city, lined with cafes, fountains and palm-shaded benches. Just steps away stand the Durrës Archaeological Museum, the Aleksandër Moisiu Theatre and the medieval Venetian Tower on the seafront. The wide Rruga Taulantia promenade runs along the Adriatic from here.
Practical info
- Entry Fee
- Free
- Best Season
- Year-round
- Typical visit
- 2.5–5 hours
- Outdoor
Did You Know?
Durrës was founded as the Greek colony of Epidamnos around the 7th century BC and, as Roman Dyrrachium, became the western starting point of the Via Egnatia, the great road linking the Adriatic to Constantinople.