In order to understand a country and where the people are coming from, we first have to learn about its dark past and how the country has come to be, and there is no better place to learn than the Bunk'Art 2, a nuclear bunker turned museum highlighting the cruel communist regime that clouded Albania for 45 years. The Bunk'Art 2 museum is located just south of the Clock Tower. You won't miss it as the entrance looks like a semi-dome concrete communist-era nuclear bunker popped out from the ground right in the middle of the city.
Incredible experience! A very nice place to know more about the history of Albania with more than just pictures and text. You can really feel the tension of those dictatorship days, where people were persecuted and manipulated by the government. A must visit when coming to Tirana
Martin - Guest from Norway
The museum will take you through the history of the rise and fall of communism in Albania. Its 24 rooms are divided into topics from how Sigurimi (the secret service) bugged a room or a regular object like a bloom for surveillance to the countless stories of political persecutions.
Visit Skanderbeg Square
If Tirana is a human body, Skanderbeg Square is probably the central nervous system. This is where all the roads in Tirana lead to. Skanderbeg Square is a large space surrounded by several tourist attractions making it one of the best places to start your journey in Tirana.
The New Bazaar is a newly renovated market that offers fresh fruits, organic vegetables, as well as souvenirs, local wine, and raki. Around the bazaar, you will find several bars and restaurants for you to eat and drink your night away. Right on this spot, it used to be a very old bazaar during the Ottoman time that forms parts of the Old Town before it was renovated and extended to connect the bazaar with Skanderbeg Square in 2017.
In order to understand a country and where the people are coming from, we first have to learn about its dark past and how the country has come to be, and there is no better place to learn than the Bunk'Art 2, a nuclear bunker turned museum highlighting the cruel communist regime that clouded Albania for 45 years.
