# Roots Albania in Vlora: audio stories about 34 places

Canonical: https://rootsalbania.com/cities/vlora
Published: 15 September 2026

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.

## The 34 places in Vlora with audio stories

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

1. Flag Square (Sheshi i Flamurit)
2. National Museum of Independence (Muzeu Kombëtar i Pavarësisë)
3. Muradie Mosque (Xhamia e Muradies)
4. Ethnographic Museum of Vlora (Muzeu Etnografik i Vlorës)
5. Historical Museum of Vlora (Muzeu Historik i Vlorës)
6. Eqerem Bey's House (Shtëpia e Eqerem Beut)
7. Kuzum Baba Tekke (Teqeja e Kuzum Babait)
8. Old Town of Vlora (Qyteti i Vjetër i Vlorës)
9. Clock Tower (Kulla e Sahatit)
10. Vlora Lungomare (Lungomare i Vlorës)
11. Skela
12. Kanina Castle (Kalaja e Kaninës)
13. Monastery of Saint Mary, Zvërnec (Manastiri i Shën Mërisë, Zvërnec)
14. Narta Village (Fshati Nartë)
15. Narta Lagoon (Laguna e Nartës)
16. Red Mosque (Xhamia e Kuqe)
17. Catholic Cathedral of Vlora (Katedralja Katolike e Vlorës)
18. Vlora Bazaar (Pazari i Vlorës)
19. Monument of the Agonothetes (Apollonia); Albanian: Monumenti i Agonotetëve (Apolonia)
20. Odeon (Apollonia); Albanian: Odeoni (Apolonia)
21. Library, Prytaneion and Temple of Artemis (Apollonia); Albanian: Biblioteka, Pritaneu & Tempulli i Artemisit (Apolonia)
22. Nymphaeum, the Water Sanctuary (Apollonia); Albanian: Nimfeu, Shenjtërorja e Ujit (Apolonia)
23. Greco-Roman Theater (Apollonia); Albanian: Teatri greko-romak (Apolonia)
24. Sacred Terrace and Stoa (Apollonia); Albanian: Tarraca e Shenjtë & Stoaja (Apolonia)
25. City Walls and Gates (Apollonia); Albanian: Muret & Portat e Qytetit (Apolonia)
26. Monastery and Church of Saint Mary (Apollonia); Albanian: Manastiri & Kisha e Shën Mërisë (Apolonia)
27. Archaeological Museum (Apollonia); Albanian: Muzeu Arkeologjik (Apolonia)
28. Stadium (Amantia); Albanian: Stadiumi (Amantia)
29. Temple of Aphrodite (Amantia); Albanian: Tempulli i Afroditës (Amantia)
30. Acropolis and City (Amantia); Albanian: Akropoli & Qyteti (Amantia)
31. City Gate and Walls (Amantia); Albanian: Porta dhe Muret e Qytetit (Amantia)
32. Early Christian Basilica (Amantia); Albanian: Bazilika Paleokristiane (Amantia)
33. Ancient Orikum, the Ancient Port (Orikumi antik, Porti i Lashtë)
34. 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.

## The other nine cities

- [Tirana](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/tirana), 39 places
- [Saranda (Sarandë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/saranda), 33 places
- [Durrës](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/durres), 23 places
- [Berat](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/berat), 15 places
- [Korça (Korçë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/korca), 15 places
- [Pogradec](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/pogradec), 15 places
- [Gjirokastra (Gjirokastër)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/gjirokastra), 15 places
- [Shkodra (Shkodër)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/shkodra), 12 places
- [Kruja (Krujë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/kruja), 10 places

## 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

## Roots Albania in short

- 211 places across 10 Albanian cities
- 10 cities, each with its own map of places
- 28 languages
- 2 stories for every place: a short introduction and a story of about six minutes
- No account
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
- The stories are written by local people

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## More from Roots Albania

- [All ten cities](https://rootsalbania.com/cities): the ten cities with their number of places.
- [What Roots Albania is](https://rootsalbania.com/app): the app in one page: 211 places, ten cities, 28 languages, how it works.
- [Questions travellers ask](https://rootsalbania.com/faq): the cities, the languages, the account, listening without a connection.
- [The 28 languages](https://rootsalbania.com/languages): every language with its code, and a male and a female voice in each.
- [Events and activities](https://rootsalbania.com/events-and-activities): what is on in the city, and things to do you arrange with the provider.
- [About Roots Albania](https://rootsalbania.com/about): ROOTS SHPK in Tirana, and the company details.
- [Press and facts](https://rootsalbania.com/press): the fact sheet, the logo files, the store links and the contact address.
- [Comparisons](https://rootsalbania.com/compare): Roots Albania and eight other apps, the facts of each side by side.