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The cities

Ten Albanian cities, 211 places with audio stories

Roots Albania has audio stories about 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and needs no account. The number after each city is how many of its places have audio stories; each city page lists every place.

Every place has two stories, a short introduction and a story of about six minutes, with a male and a female voice. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: cities.md

The ten cities

  1. Tirana, 39 places. The capital, in central Albania. Skanderbeg Square, the Pyramid of Tirana, the House of Leaves and BunkArt 1 are among its places.
  2. Vlora (Vlorë), 34 places. On the Ionian coast. Flag Square and the National Museum of Independence are among its places, with 9 places in Apollonia and 5 in Amantia.
  3. Saranda (Sarandë), 33 places. On the Ionian coast. Its 33 places include 13 in Butrint, 5 in Finiq and 3 at Çuka e Ajtoit.
  4. Durrës, 23 places. On the Adriatic coast. The Amphitheatre of Durrës, Durrës Castle, the Venetian Tower and Hadrian's Aqueduct are among its places.
  5. Berat, 15 places. A UNESCO World Heritage site in south-central Albania. Berat Castle, the Mangalem and Gorica quarters and the Onufri Museum are among its places.
  6. Korça (Korçë), 15 places. In the southeast highlands. The Old Bazaar of Korçë, the National Museum of Education and the National Museum of Medieval Art are among its places.
  7. Pogradec, 15 places. On Lake Ohrid. Lake Ohrid and the Pogradec Promenade, Drilon Springs and Lin with its early Christian basilica are among its places.
  8. Gjirokastra (Gjirokastër), 15 places. A UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Albania. Gjirokastra Castle, the Old Bazaar, Kadare House and the Cold War Tunnel are among its places.
  9. Shkodra (Shkodër), 12 places. In northern Albania. Rozafa Castle, the Marubi National Photography Museum and the Site of Witness and Memory are among its places.
  10. Kruja (Krujë), 10 places. In north-central Albania. Kruja Castle, the Skanderbeg National Museum and Kruja Old Bazaar are among its places.

Where the ten cities are

  • On the coast: Durrës on the Adriatic, Vlora and Saranda on the Ionian.
  • By the lakes: Shkodra in the lakeland of northern Albania and Pogradec on Lake Ohrid.
  • UNESCO World Heritage sites: Berat in south-central Albania and Gjirokastra in southern Albania.
  • Inland: Tirana, the capital, in central Albania, Kruja in north-central Albania and Korça in the southeast highlands.

What is on each city page?

Each city page lists every place of that city in the order the app shows them, with the English and the Albanian name, and further down every place again with its coordinates, its type and period and, where the app's catalogue has one, a one line description. The lists are taken from the app's catalogue on 15 September 2026.