Historical Tours & Trips in Albania and Montenegro

At UNESCO-listed Butrint Archaeological Park, see the ancient Lion Gate, Temple of Asclepius, and Baptistery with colorful mosaics from the 7th century BC. Tour Gjirokaster's medieval fortress and Skenduli House in this UNESCO site called the 'city of a thousand steps,' then visit Berat Castle, Albania's biggest fortress at 260m, which houses the Onufri Museum.

The tour includes guided visits to Kotor's UNESCO Old Town and medieval Budva fortifications. Walk the cobblestone streets of Ulcinj Castle and see Albania's historic Shkoder city center. A scenic boat trip across Kotor Gulf takes you to the Byzantine-style Our Lady of the Rocks church.

In UNESCO-listed Gjirokastra, tour the fortress and weapons museum, then walk cobblestone streets in this 'city of stone' where dictator Enver Hoxha was born. See medieval Labovë e Kryqit church, one of Albania's oldest, before visiting ancient Butrint's 4th-century BC theater and Byzantine basilica with intact mosaic floors.

Walk through UNESCO-listed Butrint archaeological site, checking out the 4th-century BC Agora, ancient theater, and medieval basilica with intact mosaic floors. Stone streets of UNESCO-protected Gjirokastra take you to an imposing castle with weapons museum and birthplace of former dictator Enver Hoxha. Later, see Byzantine heritage at 13th-century Ardenica Monastery.

Visit UNESCO-listed Gracanica Monastery in Kosovo to see medieval Serbian frescoes and Byzantine architecture. At ancient Stobi in Macedonia, you'll find floor mosaics from when Romans called this trading hub 'ventus urbs.' Finish at Berat's Kalaja fortress and Onufri Museum with works by Albania's most famous icon painter, then check out Ottoman houses from the 1700s.

Walk UNESCO-listed Kotor's cobblestone streets, originally designed to confuse medieval intruders, and stop at Saint Luke's Church. In Old Budva's medieval center, see St. Ivan Church and the small church of St. Mary. Get photos of exclusive Sveti Stefan island resort from the coast—a former fishing village that's now a residential retreat on the Montenegrin Riviera.