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Roots Albania in Vlora: audio stories about 34 places

Roots Albania has audio stories about 34 places in Vlora (Albanian: Vlorë), on the Ionian coast of Albania. The app covers 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and needs no account: open Vlora, pick a place and play its story.

Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: vlora.md

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The 34 places in Vlora with audio stories

In the order the app shows them, with the Albanian name after the English one.

Flag Square (Sheshi i Flamurit)
National Museum of Independence (Muzeu Kombëtar i Pavarësisë)
Muradie Mosque (Xhamia e Muradies)
Ethnographic Museum of Vlora (Muzeu Etnografik i Vlorës)
Historical Museum of Vlora (Muzeu Historik i Vlorës)
Eqerem Bey's House (Shtëpia e Eqerem Beut)
Kuzum Baba Tekke (Teqeja e Kuzum Babait)
Old Town of Vlora (Qyteti i Vjetër i Vlorës)
Clock Tower (Kulla e Sahatit)
Vlora Lungomare (Lungomare i Vlorës)
Skela
Kanina Castle (Kalaja e Kaninës)
Monastery of Saint Mary, Zvërnec (Manastiri i Shën Mërisë, Zvërnec)
Narta Village (Fshati Nartë)
Narta Lagoon (Laguna e Nartës)
Red Mosque (Xhamia e Kuqe)
Catholic Cathedral of Vlora (Katedralja Katolike e Vlorës)
Vlora Bazaar (Pazari i Vlorës)
Monument of the Agonothetes (Apollonia); Albanian: Monumenti i Agonotetëve (Apolonia)
Odeon (Apollonia); Albanian: Odeoni (Apolonia)
Library, Prytaneion and Temple of Artemis (Apollonia); Albanian: Biblioteka, Pritaneu & Tempulli i Artemisit (Apolonia)
Nymphaeum, the Water Sanctuary (Apollonia); Albanian: Nimfeu, Shenjtërorja e Ujit (Apolonia)
Greco-Roman Theater (Apollonia); Albanian: Teatri greko-romak (Apolonia)
Sacred Terrace and Stoa (Apollonia); Albanian: Tarraca e Shenjtë & Stoaja (Apolonia)
City Walls and Gates (Apollonia); Albanian: Muret & Portat e Qytetit (Apolonia)
Monastery and Church of Saint Mary (Apollonia); Albanian: Manastiri & Kisha e Shën Mërisë (Apolonia)
Archaeological Museum (Apollonia); Albanian: Muzeu Arkeologjik (Apolonia)
Stadium (Amantia); Albanian: Stadiumi (Amantia)
Temple of Aphrodite (Amantia); Albanian: Tempulli i Afroditës (Amantia)
Acropolis and City (Amantia); Albanian: Akropoli & Qyteti (Amantia)
City Gate and Walls (Amantia); Albanian: Porta dhe Muret e Qytetit (Amantia)
Early Christian Basilica (Amantia); Albanian: Bazilika Paleokristiane (Amantia)
Ancient Orikum, the Ancient Port (Orikumi antik, Porti i Lashtë)
Triport, the Lost Port (Triporti, porti i humbur)

Is there an audio guide for Flag Square in Vlora?

Yes, as audio stories. Flag Square (Sheshi i Flamurit) is place 1 of the 34 Vlora places in Roots Albania: it has a short introduction and a story of about six minutes, in 28 languages, with a male and a female voice.

The National Museum of Independence and the Old Town of Vlora, where Albania's independence was proclaimed on 28 November 1912, have their own stories too, and so do 9 places in Apollonia and 5 in Amantia.

Roots Albania is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

How to use Roots Albania in Vlora

Open Roots Albania and choose Vlora. The city has its own map of places with all 34 places on it; tap a place to play its short introduction or its story of about six minutes. You can listen in 28 languages, in a male or a female voice, and there is no account.

Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

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All 34 places in Vlora, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a story of about six minutes in the Roots Albania app. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude), the type, the period and the one line descriptions are taken from the app's catalogue on 15 September 2026; a place without a one line description here has none short enough to print.

1. Flag Square

Albanian name: Sheshi i Flamurit
Coordinates: 40.470556, 19.490278
Type of place: historical
Period: modern

2. National Museum of Independence

Albanian name: Muzeu Kombëtar i Pavarësisë
Coordinates: 40.452199, 19.485273
Type of place: museum
Period: modern

3. Muradie Mosque

Albanian name: Xhamia e Muradies
Coordinates: 40.469049, 19.490932
Type of place: religious
Period: Ottoman

4. Ethnographic Museum of Vlora

Albanian name: Muzeu Etnografik i Vlorës
Coordinates: 40.47224, 19.49171
Type of place: museum
Period: modern

5. Historical Museum of Vlora

Albanian name: Muzeu Historik i Vlorës
Coordinates: 40.47254, 19.49084
Type of place: museum
Period: modern

6. Eqerem Bey's House

Albanian name: Shtëpia e Eqerem Beut
Coordinates: 40.469837, 19.490869
Type of place: museum
Period: modern

7. Kuzum Baba Tekke

Albanian name: Teqeja e Kuzum Babait
Coordinates: 40.467831, 19.492988
Type of place: religious
Period: modern

8. Old Town of Vlora

Albanian name: Qyteti i Vjetër i Vlorës
Coordinates: 40.469049, 19.490932
Type of place: historical
Period: Ottoman
In one line: The historical core of Vlora, a network of narrow alleys and two-story houses with Ottoman-Balkan fabric, where on 28 November 1912, Albania's independence was proclaimed.

9. Clock Tower

Albanian name: Kulla e Sahatit
Coordinates: 40.473021, 19.490851
Type of place: architectural
Period: modern

10. Vlora Lungomare

Albanian name: Lungomare i Vlorës
Coordinates: 40.442011, 19.495913
Type of place: cultural
Period: contemporary

11. Skela

Albanian name: Skela
Coordinates: 40.442011, 19.495913
Type of place: cultural
Period: modern
In one line: The coastal quarter of the port of Vlora, where once stood a 16th century Ottoman fortress demolished in 1906, today its place is occupied by the stadium and the port, on buried traces.

12. Kanina Castle

Albanian name: Kalaja e Kaninës
Coordinates: 40.444676, 19.522248
Type of place: architectural
Period: medieval

13. Monastery of Saint Mary, Zvërnec

Albanian name: Manastiri i Shën Mërisë, Zvërnec
Coordinates: 40.517222, 19.4025
Type of place: religious
Period: Byzantine

14. Narta Village

Albanian name: Fshati Nartë
Coordinates: 40.499167, 19.457222
Type of place: historical
Period: modern

15. Narta Lagoon

Albanian name: Laguna e Nartës
Coordinates: 40.535, 19.425
Type of place: natural
Period: modern
In one line: Coastal lagoon of about 41 square kilometers near Vlora, Vjosë-Nartë protected landscape with industrial saltworks that turn pink in summer, the island of Zvërnec and over 48,000 wintering birds.

16. Red Mosque

Albanian name: Xhamia e Kuqe
Coordinates: 40.471536, 19.492773
Type of place: religious
Period: Ottoman
In one line: The mosque with a red facade in Kanina, rebuilt by Neshat Pashaj in the 1920s, damaged during the atheist campaign of 1967 and brought back to life after the fall of communism.

17. Catholic Cathedral of Vlora

Albanian name: Katedralja Katolike e Vlorës
Coordinates: 40.47042, 19.48884
Type of place: religious
Period: modern

18. Vlora Bazaar

Albanian name: Pazari i Vlorës
Coordinates: 40.472616, 19.490266
Type of place: cultural
Period: modern

19. Monument of the Agonothetes (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Monumenti i Agonotetëve (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7208, 19.471
Type of place: archaeological
Period: Roman

20. Odeon (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Odeoni (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.721, 19.4712
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

21. Library, Prytaneion and Temple of Artemis (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Biblioteka, Pritaneu & Tempulli i Artemisit (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7205, 19.4714
Type of place: archaeological
Period: Roman

22. Nymphaeum, the Water Sanctuary (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Nimfeu, Shenjtërorja e Ujit (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7202, 19.4706
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

23. Greco-Roman Theater (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Teatri greko-romak (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7212, 19.4704
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

24. Sacred Terrace and Stoa (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Tarraca e Shenjtë & Stoaja (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7207, 19.4716
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

25. City Walls and Gates (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Muret & Portat e Qytetit (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7198, 19.47
Type of place: architectural
Period: ancient

26. Monastery and Church of Saint Mary (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Manastiri & Kisha e Shën Mërisë (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7196, 19.4718
Type of place: religious
Period: Byzantine

27. Archaeological Museum (Apollonia)

Albanian name: Muzeu Arkeologjik (Apolonia)
Coordinates: 40.7195, 19.4719
Type of place: museum
Period: contemporary

28. Stadium (Amantia)

Albanian name: Stadiumi (Amantia)
Coordinates: 40.3793, 19.70673
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

29. Temple of Aphrodite (Amantia)

Albanian name: Tempulli i Afroditës (Amantia)
Coordinates: 40.37646, 19.6946
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

30. Acropolis and City (Amantia)

Albanian name: Akropoli & Qyteti (Amantia)
Coordinates: 40.37905, 19.70022
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

31. City Gate and Walls (Amantia)

Albanian name: Porta dhe Muret e Qytetit (Amantia)
Coordinates: 40.3794, 19.7014
Type of place: architectural
Period: ancient

32. Early Christian Basilica (Amantia)

Albanian name: Bazilika Paleokristiane (Amantia)
Coordinates: 40.37662, 19.69489
Type of place: religious
Period: Byzantine

33. Ancient Orikum, the Ancient Port

Albanian name: Orikumi antik, Porti i Lashtë
Coordinates: 40.3214, 19.4561
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient

34. Triport, the Lost Port

Albanian name: Triporti, porti i humbur
Coordinates: 40.505, 19.4044
Type of place: archaeological
Period: ancient