ALBANIA or CALIFORNIA? This is Durrës 🇦🇱

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Maartentravels

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Күн бұрын

In this video, I'm taking you on a tour of Durrës - the second-largest city in Albania. It's situated on the stunning Mediterranean Sea and is a true hidden gem. Join me as we explore all the amazing sights and attractions this city has to offer!
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0:00 Vertigo Restaurant
1:58 Nais Beach Hotel
3:30 Durrës Beach
4:35 Boardwalk
7:50 Volga Park
10:37 Durrës Castle
12:44 California Boulevard
14:03 Amphitheater
#albania #durres #mediterranean #solotravel

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@saythetruth1084
@saythetruth1084 4 ай бұрын
I’m from Tirana , been to Durres many times, I hope Albania never joins EU ! We are much better the way we are right now , we need to protect our heritage and values from globalists!
@alerts_ro
@alerts_ro Ай бұрын
You are the poorest country in Europe, good luck with protecting poverty
@ronouwendijk1109
@ronouwendijk1109 28 күн бұрын
You are so right
@saythetruth1084
@saythetruth1084 28 күн бұрын
@@alerts_royes we are poor but we are getting better by the day !! Selling out to globalists , it’s worse than being poor! Shows no character!! Albania, has water ( drinkable) , beaches, mountains, snowy places , hot places , amazing land to grow food ! We like to only import export with eu and freedom of movement, that all we need from eu !!
@MrVito1180
@MrVito1180 11 күн бұрын
I honestly had the same thought recently. The moment Albania joins the EU, our heritage and land will be taken from us. It will be difficult but stay independent!
@user-yc2br2ln2r
@user-yc2br2ln2r 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful Albania ❤
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
Who has been to Durrës? 🇦🇱😁
@DorinaGodoy-sq8hm
@DorinaGodoy-sq8hm 8 ай бұрын
🤩🤩🤩
@DorinaGodoy-sq8hm
@DorinaGodoy-sq8hm 8 ай бұрын
🤩🤩🤩
@Abirejan_mapping
@Abirejan_mapping 7 ай бұрын
This where the city where i live😂
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 7 ай бұрын
Awesome 😁
@alexodaini
@alexodaini 21 күн бұрын
I am planing to visit Albania and I will stop in Durres for a week. What is the best restaurant in Durres?
@skaaldrVlg
@skaaldrVlg 8 ай бұрын
Best ❤❤traveler
@marcoroams
@marcoroams 8 ай бұрын
I went to duress around this time last year… There was actually a a massive earthquake there a about 3 years ago! A lot of the buildings along the beach a uninhabitable
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
Oh damn. Didn't see anything of that.
@adrianog4148
@adrianog4148 6 ай бұрын
they are building a huge marina with everything in durres. 2 Billion investment.
@KS-lx7ng
@KS-lx7ng 3 ай бұрын
16:15 it’s because it was only discovered in the 1960’s. There were houses built on top. And there’s probably lots of other archeological discoveries to be made since the city was completely submerged under water TWICE. Cool video bro
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the extra info! =)
@martincoxon1329
@martincoxon1329 3 ай бұрын
Nice informative video. What month did you visit? Many thanks
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 3 ай бұрын
Thank you. It was in September.
@bletrick3352
@bletrick3352 8 ай бұрын
Durres has a lot of potential still even tho it has been getting massacred urbanistically since communism fell. At the very least they need to completely renovate the old town which I'm surprised it hasn't happened already considering Korca, Vlora and Gjirokastras old towns have been beautifully restored. The second thing they could do is change some of the bland buildings and put some neo-renaissance style facades on them, expensive but worth it.
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing this!
@latifamadu4529
@latifamadu4529 8 ай бұрын
Still saving money to visit Albania 😢
@Arnold-fj1cy
@Arnold-fj1cy 8 ай бұрын
Nice video. The amphitheater had been abandoned for almost 450 years from 1502 and until the '60s no one knew its location and the whole place had turned into a hill full of houses. They are the last houses that are not being demolished for lack of funds, but for 10 years I believe 100 million euros will be found to restore it completely.
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
Interesting information. Thank you!
@thedream8838
@thedream8838 6 ай бұрын
Very true. The amphitheatre had been buried for centuries after the two major earthquakes that hit Durres, and remained unearthed until 1966 !!! They freed over OR close to two thirds, which is quite impressive, but restoring it completely would be a challenge as they would have to tear down the main street, and reconfigure the downtown. That would be like demolishing a piece of history to make room for an older one's time travel. I totally agree with Maarten about the houses surrounding the amphitheater being an eyesore, but to the credit of their owners they were already there by the time the amphitheater resurfaced. Until 1990, when no one could build without State's permission - communism, be as it may, did know one thing or two about preservation - those buildings looked nothing like they look today. They used to be smaller sized, perfectly blending with the surroundings, therefore low key enough to let the eye rest over the amphitheater. I blame the post 1990's governments, who out of negligence and obtuse greediness, allowed construction along the amphitheater's perimeter. I feel very bad every time they show footage or pics of the amphitheater looking small and ill at ease tucked in between bellowing constructions. The only way to realize or - be reminded of - its greatness is through drone views, that show a strangely circular, fuller, and robust jewel of the antiquity living up to its name, as well as to our more recent collective memory. The houses on the hill will be taken care of, in one way or another, it is the highrises scattered along the waterside in all directions, where there used to be none, that take away from the attractiveness of the view.
@Idrk_what_to_say_yall
@Idrk_what_to_say_yall 3 ай бұрын
If u go to durres again i recommend the restaurant named:gate 03 but make sure to bring friends!!!
@lz6764
@lz6764 6 ай бұрын
Nice video. How do you reduce the shake when videoing, and what camera do you use?
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 6 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'm using a gopro.
@susihuber5793
@susihuber5793 3 күн бұрын
@USERPRO205
@USERPRO205 8 ай бұрын
😮
@mentormimani7649
@mentormimani7649 8 ай бұрын
That sea is not Mediterrian sea, but Adriatic sea. Greetings ✋️
@dorinabicaku9855
@dorinabicaku9855 8 ай бұрын
Adriatikun mesdheu e mer kshu qe ai sakt esht
@thedream8838
@thedream8838 6 ай бұрын
Lali, Adriatiku, Joni, Egjeu, Tirreni, Mar Ligure are all names for various sections of the Mediterranean. To be so "quick to judgement" because our friend, like most visitors from non-Mediterranean countries, uses the generic name instead of the brand 😁😁😁is like "Hey, this is not Albania. This is Tirana".
@alwynraynott7303
@alwynraynott7303 6 ай бұрын
Adriatic is in the Mediterranean.
@shea5702
@shea5702 7 ай бұрын
It's the Adriatic Sea.
@Crissy_Renee
@Crissy_Renee 11 күн бұрын
I came here looking for this comment. Now I can stop scrolling. Thank you!
@GymTrainig
@GymTrainig 8 ай бұрын
👏
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@lucerooi7337
@lucerooi7337 8 ай бұрын
Hi Maarten is this on summer ? Or November greetings
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
This was September.
@lucerooi7337
@lucerooi7337 8 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@AlbertWeingardt
@AlbertWeingardt 3 ай бұрын
How are the wheater in September in Durres ?
@KS-lx7ng
@KS-lx7ng 3 ай бұрын
good summer weather
@Resmith18SR
@Resmith18SR 4 ай бұрын
Those strange looking balls by the sea were from the old people there.😂😂😂
@DorinaGodoy-sq8hm
@DorinaGodoy-sq8hm 8 ай бұрын
Lol I think is better Florida is beautiful too kind like Durrësi enjoy 🤩🤩🤩
@fabiokastrati
@fabiokastrati 8 ай бұрын
Fortunately there’s a project on the way which plans to make the amphitheater a proper antique site and honor it. Every house you mentioned that is too close, will be demolished and the families will be compensated . This is one of the consequences of the regime change in the early 90s. People built their homes wherever they felt like it unfortunately. Nice video by the way, watched it till the end 😁
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 8 ай бұрын
So interesting 😁 Thank you so much!
@censura1210
@censura1210 8 ай бұрын
lol stop throwing this bullshit here, almost nobody ever gets compensated in Albania, and even those who do, they often get half of the real value or less. The demolition mafia in full coordination with the mafia government never compensates anybody. It's all about stealing and confiscating their properties in the name of "modern development".
@marsidanajdeni
@marsidanajdeni 7 ай бұрын
It's so shameful to have build so close to the ancient site of the amphitheater. Albanians need to learn to preserve their heritage. They lack so much empathy when it comes to historical sites and respecting property in general. Hopefully things will get better.
@Maartentravels
@Maartentravels 7 ай бұрын
I've heard they will restore the site better.
@marsidanajdeni
@marsidanajdeni 7 ай бұрын
@@Maartentravels Political propaganda, it has been said for years. You saw it yourself how they keep it... I am born in Tirana, where all those new constructions without any criteria is dirty money in full laundry process between government and mafia. I hope things change, I have not lived there in a very very long time.
@AlbertWeingardt
@AlbertWeingardt 3 ай бұрын
How are the wheater in September in Durres ?
@user-irj1nxa3cof2z
@user-irj1nxa3cof2z 2 ай бұрын
Up to mid September it’s summer
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