Durrës County
Durrës
Bashkia e Durrësit

Venetian Tower

Durrës Castle is the fortified old city of , . It is enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced in the Middle Ages and early modern periods.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Tower
  • Also known as: “Kulla Veneciane” and “Torra Veneciane”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman Amphitheatre of Durrës and Durrës Castle.

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The Amphitheatre of Durrës is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of , . Construction began under the emperor Trajan in the 2nd century AD and it was destroyed twice by earthquakes in the 6th and 10th centuries. is situated 310 metres northwest of Venetian Tower.

Castle
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is the fortified old city of , . It is enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced in the Middle Ages and early modern periods.

Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Durrës in , , established in 1951, is the largest archaeological museum in the country. The museum is located near the beach and north of the museum are the 6th-century Byzantine walls, constructed after the Visigoth invasion of 481. is situated 590 metres west of Venetian Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arapaj and Fllakë.

Suburb
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is a village in the former municipality of , , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 5 km east of Venetian Tower.

Village
is a village in the , western . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . It is the site of the . It is inhabited by Albanians. is situated 8 km northeast of Venetian Tower.

Venetian Tower

Latitude
41.30968° or 41° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
19.44686° or 19° 26′ 49″ east
Height
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8FHX8C5W+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175474953
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q28735237
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Italian—“Venetian Tower” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kulla Veneciane”
  • Czech: “Benátská věž”
  • Italian: “Torre Veneziana”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Venetian Tower”. Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.