Monuments of Durres

     Durres, Albania's "Second City", is rich with historical monuments. Independence efforts, Italian invasions, Communist and Socialist revolutions, and heroism when outnumbered have given birth to numerous monuments in Durres. Below are a handful of sights which any Albanian history seeker will find interesting.

 

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Museum of Martyrs

     The Heroes cemetery complex of Durres contains the Memorials of WWII martyrs and a cemetery as the final resting place for heroes of the Albanian Patriotic Movement in the early years of the 20th Century.

 

 

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