Lushnja
Lushnja (definite form: Lushnjë) is a town and municipality in Coastal Albania, a former capital of Albania. The municipality's population is 63,135 as of 2023.
Understand
Lushnjë had an important role following the independence of Albania. In January 1920, Lushnjë was a provisional capital of Albania and the site of the Congress of Lushnjë. Leaders of Albania assembled in the town and declared Tirana first a provisional and then the definitive capital of Albania.
Get in
By plane Lushnjë is reachable from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza located in the capital, Tirana. There is no bus directly from the airport to Shijak, but you can take a cab. The airport is 83 km from Lushnjë.
By bus
Your first option is to travel by bus. If you are coming through Tirana, you have multiple private and public buses running between the two places. You can catch the bus to Lushnjë at Regional Bus Terminal - North and South Albania (Kashar) from 07:00 until 18:00.
By car: From Tirana, head west to Durrës and then south towards Vlora. Lushnjë is 85 km, 1 hr 19 min away.
From Durrës, head south towards Lushnjë, 53 km, 47 min away.
From Vlora, head north, 71 km, 57 min away.
By boat
Lushnjë does not have a port, but the nearby town of Durrës does.
Get around
Lushnjë is a small city, and the best way to get to see it is by walking.
By bike
The city is suitable for biking.
See
- 🌍 Lushnjë Main Square. see municipal building, the imposing Toka Jonë Monument and Veçe Zela Cinema. The square also has numerous cafes to relax and restaurants.
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- 🌍 Lushnjë Historical Museum (in front of the central park).
- 🌍 Congress of Lushnjë Museum (from the Historical Museum, head uphill.).
- 🌍 Central Park (Lulishtja) (in the central part of town). It is the central park of Lushnja, with several public art pieces.
Sleep
- 🌍 Pilo Lala Hotel, Uan Kondakçiu St (north of Pedonale area). small cozy hotel
Go next
Nearby
- 🌍 Ardenica Monastery - (Manastiri i Ardenices) (outside town of Kolonjë, 18 km on the national roads towards Fier, head uphill.). the Monastery of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Ardenica (Albanian: Manastiri Lindja e Hyjlindëses Mari)) is an Albanian Orthodox monastery along the national road that links Lushnjë to Fier. Built by Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos in 1282
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- 🌍 Divjakë-Karavasta National Park (Parku Kombëtar Divjakë-Karavasta). the park contains wetlands, salt marshes, coastal meadows, floodplains, woodlands, forests and estuaries. Has been recognized as an important Bird and Plant Area of international importance. free.
Further afield
- Shijak and Kavaja, two nearby quintessential small towns in central Albania.
- Tirana the capital is ringed by trees and mountains. Mount Dajt has great views of the city.
- Fier inland larger town towards Vlora.
- Vlora is a coastal port city, entry to Coastal Albania.
- Berat is a UNESCO site in south-eastern Albania.