Durrësi travel guide

Durrës (Greek: Δυρράχιον, Dirrákhion; Επίδαμνος, Epidhámnos; Latin: Dyrrhachium; Italian: Durazzo; Turkish: Dıraç; Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian: Драч, Drach or Drač) is the most ancient and one of the most economically important cities of Albania. It is located on the central Albanian coast at about 33 km (20 miles) west of the capital Tirana. It is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari (300 km away) and Brindisi (200 km away). It has a population of around 114,000 (2003 estimate). The city of Durrës is home to Albania's newest public university, the Aleksander Moisiu University. (...) more…