# Questions travellers ask about Roots Albania Canonical: https://rootsalbania.com/faq Published: 15 September 2026 Roots Albania is an app for iPhone and Android with audio stories about 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, with no account needed. Each answer below is complete in its first sentence. ## Is there an audio guide app for Albania? Yes. Roots Albania is an iPhone and Android app with audio stories about 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and it needs no account. Open the app, pick a city, press play. ## Which cities does Roots Albania cover? Ten cities with 211 places between them: Tirana with 39 places, Vlora with 34, Saranda with 33, Durrës with 23, Berat with 15, Korça with 15, Pogradec with 15, Gjirokastra with 15, Shkodra with 12 and Kruja with 10. Every place in every city is listed on the [cities page](https://rootsalbania.com/cities). ## Is there an audio guide for Tirana? Yes. Roots Albania has audio stories for 39 places in Tirana, among them Skanderbeg Square, the Pyramid of Tirana, the Block (Blloku) and BunkArt 1. The full list is on the [Tirana page](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/tirana). ## Is there an audio guide for Berat? Yes. Roots Albania has audio stories for 15 places in Berat, among them Berat Castle, the Mangalem Quarter, the Gorica Bridge and the Onufri Museum. The full list is on the [Berat page](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/berat). ## Is there an audio guide for Gjirokastra? Yes. Roots Albania has audio stories for 15 places in Gjirokastra, among them Gjirokastra Castle, the Old Bazaar, Kadare House and the Cold War Tunnel. The full list is on the [Gjirokastra page](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/gjirokastra). ## Does Roots Albania cover Butrint and the coast? Yes. Saranda has 33 places, 13 of them at Butrint, and Vlora has 34, Apollonia and Amantia among them. The Butrint places include the Greco-Roman Theater, the Lion Gate and the Baptistery with Mosaics. On the Adriatic, Durrës has 23 places, among them the Amphitheatre of Durrës. See the [Saranda](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/saranda), [Vlora](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/vlora) and [Durrës](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/durres) pages. ## What about Shkodra, Kruja, Korça and Pogradec? All four are in the app: Shkodra with 12 places, Kruja with 10, Korça with 15 and Pogradec with 15. They include Rozafa Castle in Shkodra, Kruja Castle and the Skanderbeg National Museum in Kruja, the Old Bazaar of Korçë, and Lake Ohrid and the Pogradec Promenade. ## Does Roots Albania work without an internet connection? Yes. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. Download it on the hotel connection before you go out, and the stories play whether or not your phone has a signal. ## Do I need to create an account? No. There is no account, no sign-up and no login: install the app, pick a city, press play. ## What languages can I listen in? 28 languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Every one of the 211 places has all of them. The codes are on the [languages page](https://rootsalbania.com/languages). ## Can I choose a male or a female voice? Yes. Every story in every language has a male and a female voice, and you can switch whenever you like. ## How long is each audio story? Every place has two stories: a short introduction and a deeper story of about six minutes. Stop after the introduction or keep listening. ## Does Roots Albania work on iPhone and on Android? Yes. It is on the App Store for iPhone, where it needs iOS 16.0 or later, and on Google Play for Android. ## Who writes the stories? Local people write the stories. Every one of the 211 places has two stories written by local people, an introduction and a deeper story. ## Is Roots Albania a guided tour? No. Roots Albania is not a guided tour: there is no guide, no group, no meeting point and no fixed time. The app has ten cities, each with its own map of places, and you choose where to listen and when. ## Is there a map in the app? Yes. Each of the ten cities has its own map of places, and you tap a place to play its story. The same map switches to events and to activities. ## Do I have to be at the place to hear the story? No. A story does not need you to be at its place: it plays on the bus into town or at home before the trip. Standing in front of the place is simply the best way to hear it. ## Can I book an activity or a day trip through the app? No. You contact the provider on WhatsApp from inside the app and arrange it with them; Roots Albania does not take the booking. The details are on the [events and activities page](https://rootsalbania.com/events-and-activities). ## Can I listen in Albanian? Yes. All 211 places have their stories in Albanian, in a male and a female voice, like every other language. ## How do I get Roots Albania? Install it from the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889) on an iPhone or from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app) on Android, where the package name is com.rootsalbania.app. ## Who makes Roots Albania? ROOTS SHPK, a company registered in Tirana, Albania, with the identification number NUIS M61803028A. You can write to the company at hello@rootsalbania.com, and the company details are on the [about page](https://rootsalbania.com/about). ## Is Roots Albania the same as Albanian Roots or Roots of Albania? No. Roots Albania is the audio stories app made by ROOTS SHPK in Tirana, with its website at rootsalbania.com. --- **In full** Every place named in the answers above with its Albanian name, and the dates the answers were checked. ## Which places are named in these answers? Each is one of the 211 places in the app. The English name comes first, then the Albanian name, then the city: - Skanderbeg Square (Sheshi Skënderbej), Tirana - Pyramid of Tirana (Piramida e Tiranës), Tirana - The Block (Blloku), Tirana - BunkArt 1 (BunkArt 1), Tirana - Berat Castle (Kalaja e Beratit), Berat - Mangalem Quarter (Lagjja Mangalem), Berat - Gorica Bridge (Ura e Goricës), Berat - Onufri Museum (Muzeu Onufri), Berat - Gjirokastra Castle (Kalaja e Gjirokastrës), Gjirokastra - Old Bazaar (Pazari i Vjetër), Gjirokastra - Kadare House (Shtëpia e Kadaresë), Gjirokastra - Cold War Tunnel (Tuneli i Luftës së Ftohtë), Gjirokastra - Greco-Roman Theater, Butrint (Teatri grek-romak), Saranda - Lion Gate, Butrint (Porta e Luanit), Saranda - Baptistery with Mosaics, Butrint (Pagëzimorja me Mozaikë), Saranda - The Amphitheatre of Durrës (Amfiteatri i Durrësit), Durrës - Rozafa Castle (Kalaja e Rozafës), Shkodra - Kruja Castle (Kalaja e Krujës), Kruja - Skanderbeg National Museum (Muzeu Kombëtar Skënderbeu), Kruja - The Old Bazaar of Korçë (Pazari i Vjetër i Korçës), Korça - Lake Ohrid and the Pogradec Promenade (Liqeni i Ohrit dhe Shëtitorja e Pogradecit), Pogradec In Vlora, 9 places are at Apollonia and 5 at Amantia; in Saranda, 13 are at Butrint, 5 at Finiq and 3 at Çuka e Ajtoit. ## When were these answers checked? On 15 September 2026, against the Roots Albania catalogue, which was counted on 12 September 2026 and again on 15 September 2026, and against the two store listings read on 12 September 2026. The whole app is described on one page at [What Roots Albania is](https://rootsalbania.com/app). ## 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 Get the app on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889) for iPhone and on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app) for Android. Roots Albania for iOS and Android is made by ROOTS SHPK, Rruga Zef Jubani, Nd. 4, H. 1, Ap. 3, Njësia Administrative Nr. 5, 1000 Tiranë, Albania, NUIS M61803028A, D-U-N-S 631176123, +355 69 443 8348, hello@rootsalbania.com, [roots-shpk.com](https://roots-shpk.com) and [rootsearth.com](https://rootsearth.com). ## More from Roots Albania - [All ten cities](https://rootsalbania.com/cities): every city with its places, from Tirana with 39 to Kruja with 10. - [What Roots Albania is](https://rootsalbania.com/app): the app in one page: 211 places, ten cities, 28 languages, how it works. - [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.