Title: Visit Gjirokastër: 2026 Travel Guide for Gjirokastër, Gjirokastër County | Expedia.com [Gjirokastër Hotels](https://expedia.com/Destinations-In-Gjirokaster.d749511101697560576.Hotel-Destinations)[Vacation Rentals in Gjirokastër](https://expedia.com/Destinations-In-Gjirokaster.d749511101697560576.Vacation-Rental-Destinations)[Gjirokastër Flights](https://expedia.com/Destinations-In-Gjirokaster.d749511101697560576.Flight-Destinations)[Things to do in Gjirokastër](https://expedia.com/Things-To-Do-In-Gjirokaster.d749511101697560576.Travel-Guide-Activities)[Car Rentals in Gjirokastër](https://expedia.com/Destinations-In-Gjirokaster.d749511101697560576.Car-Rental-Destinations)[Gjirokastër Vacations](https://expedia.com/Gjirokaster.d749511101697560576.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Gjirokastër ## Gjirokastër County ![The Ali Pasha Bridge is located near the beautiful town of Gjirokastra in Albania. You can easily hike there within 30 minutes and you can be pretty sure not to meet any other tourists. The bridge was part of a larger aqueduct complex commissiones in the early 19th century by Ali Pasha of Tepelenë. Tje aqueducts fed the castle's cisterns with water from the Mount Sopot. Gjirokastra didn't have water at this time and Alia Pasha discerned the need of this structure. The aqueduct was mostly destroyed in 1932, but this section remains. #Gjirokastra #Albania #alipasha #Bridge #Architecture #Adventure #LocalSecrets #Trovember](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6344000/b2943e09-6ae4-4467-aca2-9c5046601f3d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Zekate House is a house in Gjirokastër (known as Argyrokastro in Greek), Albania. The house, built in 1812, is said to be "one of the grandest examples of Gjirokastra architecture in the Ottoman style"](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6344000/3b379457-fb54-4878-87d8-3cc33ec4db37.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![The old town of Gjirokastër, Albania: A main crossroad and this typical house which holds an old well on the ground floor (once a bar café today a souvenir shop).](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6344000/2eb3985e-c3ac-42b7-ae98-8c93471c89f9.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Gjirokastër (Albanian pronunciation: [ɟiɾokastəɾ]) is a city in southern Albania, on a valley between the Gjerë mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as "a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of large estate". The city is overlooked by Gjirokastër Fortress, where the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival is held every five years. It is the birthplace of former Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha and notable writer Ismail Kadare. [from Wikipedia]](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6344000/8cb7ba23-6e93-49df-bbf7-39bcaf82fe9a.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Gjirokastër (Albanian pronunciation: [ɟiɾokastəɾ]) is a city in southern Albania, on a valley between the Gjerë mountains and the Drino, at 300 metres above sea level. Its old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as "a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of large estate". The city is overlooked by Gjirokastër Fortress, where the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival is held every five years. It is the birthplace of former Albanian communist leader Enver Hoxha and notable writer Ismail Kadare. 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