Shopping in Albania takes a whole new meaning with its freshness and quality of products. The main items bought from the shops of Albania include carpets, filigree silver and copper, ceramics, needle works and woodcarvings. Visitors can try the old markets for buying authentic Albanian products. Of course, while Shopping in Albania go for bargaining as it is common with foreigners as well as locals.
Visitors looking for activities in Albania will find Shopping in the capital city of Tirana worth the effort. There are numerous malls as well as smaller shopping galleries. The QTU Center located along the Duress highway is a huge complex that has supermarket, an underground parking area, free shuttle bus service. As it location is at the city center, the QTU Center is visited by both local and foreigners.
Another beautiful place to go for Albania Shopping is the Galeria Mall that is present in the European Trade Center, at the back side of the Pyramid. This air-conditioned four storey mall has 70 shops, bars and cafes. A Conrad Supermarket exists at the ground floor of the mall.
The Sheraton Plaza is housed in the Sheraton Hotel, which has a popular cafe, three restaurants (service Mexican, Italian and Asian cuisines). This is a little supermarket with many upmarket shops and a Jiang Ling Chinese Car showroom.
Located west of Tirana along the Durres Highway is the 13,600 square meters Qendra Tregtrare Universe Shopping Center. The center has a Euromax Supermarket and electronics store along with 30 other shops. One will find shops of Mango, Hillfiger, Vodafone.
Some other places worth visiting include Smart Shopping, which is a well-organized mall having expensive brand names as well as gift items. A Lili Caffe exists at this shopping center. Torre Drin has a small bar, offices of numerous travel agencies and some fashion shops. There are free bus service running between th National Museum and Universe, every 20-30 minutes between 0800hrs and 2200 hrs.
Generally the shops in Albania are open on Monday through Saturday from 0800-1200 hours and 1500-1900 hours. There may be regional variations in this timing. Some of the shops are also open on Sundays as well. The banking hours in Albania is from 0800-1600 hours on Monday through Friday.
Visitors coming for Albania tours will definitely find the shops of Albania worth visiting,
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