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Ancient Town of Antigone Antigonea was founded in 295 for the Pyro, King of Epirus, and was built in the following century in place of an earlier Illyrian. He took the name in honor of his first wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt. Objects found in the ruins of the ancient city testify to the wealth of the city and its early history. Here it is also found a small bronze statue of Poseidon beautiful, which is currently located in the National History Museum in Tirana. These and other objects, point to links with the sea and with Amantia and the cities of Vlora Bay.
Antigonea excavations were found several chapels VI century period for Castle of Gjirokastra is a grand fortress with a fantastic, dominating the whole valley of Drino. Within it are the National Museum of Arms, an exhibition of military vehicles, prison buildings seaboard marine tracking and the execution court. By excavations made inside the castle, many objects have been found ceramic and container household seaboard marine tracking use, such as: plates, cups and an ancient wall that speaks to a residential center, which belongs to IV-III century BC This residential center called Pirrocastra, which means fortress or camp Piros. But work on the siege of the center where the castle is today, began in the fifth century AD, where today, inside the castle, the surrounding seaboard marine tracking wall of the time. Its construction lasted several centuries and only in the twelfth century, takes the form of a castle, but not as it is today. When it is exiting the castle, across seaboard marine tracking a road on both sides of which there are 200 houses built with stones. Inside the fortress is Pajazut seaboard marine tracking Khan mosque, north of the fort is the old market, called the Castle seaboard marine tracking Market, with 40 stores. The market has two gates, which close in the evening. Building outside the city walls, dating seaboard marine tracking back to the XIII century, where the number of households grew more and not take place. Thus was born a new residential center, which in 1336 called Argjirokastron. At the end of the fourteenth century we find Gjinokastër seaboard marine tracking name, which name takes the tradition of baptism the names of cities that time, the names of their rulers. Gjirokastra Castle serves today as the place where artistic and cultural activities are developed and musical. MUSEUM OF WEAPONS GJIROKASTER Arms Museum located inside the castle of Gjirokastra. seaboard marine tracking It contains materials that represent seaboard marine tracking the development of weapons in Albania since ancient times until today. The large number of weapons and military equipment from World War I and II, are of interest to specialists, and mentioned an Italian tank located seaboard marine tracking in the furthest corner. There are also several weapons characteristic of the late Ottoman seaboard marine tracking period. We are also exposed a weapons contingent seaboard marine tracking Skanderbeg period, our national hero. Ethnographic Museum Gjirokaster Palorto Located in Gjirokastra. Otherwise known as the home of the birth of former dictator Enver Hoxha. Currently visited by many tourists interested in tradition, culture and ethnography. Castle of Ali Pasha Tepelenë Castle Tepelenë seaboard marine tracking is an early Illyrian settlement set up in a strategic point at the intersection of routes along the Vjosa and Drinos. The castle was destroyed during the Turkish siege in 1492. From its preserved seaboard marine tracking only a few ruins in the northern part, while later the castle was rebuilt by the Turks. seaboard marine tracking Today is in good condition. Ali is a complex seaboard marine tracking figure Tepelenë name elevates the son of Veli and Hanko (daughter of Bey of Konica). When he was 14 his father died. Through courage and laws, he made a brilliant career. In 1784 he was awarded the title "Pasha", the Veli of Rumelia. The same year assured the government of Sanjak war Delvinës. In 1786-1788 he became governor of Sanjak of Thessaly seaboard marine tracking and took the leadership seaboard marine tracking of the Sanjak seaboard marine tracking of Ioannina, defending the interests of the new landowners and commercial bourgeoisie turned seaboard marine tracking Ioannina in the international commercial center of southern Rumelia. Castle of Libohova was built in 1796 -1798. This castle was the Ali Pasha gift for his sister, Shanisha, married in Libohovë. It is visited and of interest seaboard marine tracking to tourists Apas