Durrës - City of Albania - Todays WorldTour

Durrës is the second largest city of Albania and is central on the coast, about 33 km (21 mi) west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically significant cities of Albania.
Durrës is at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari (300 km or 186 mi away) and Brindisi (200 km or 124 mi away). Durrës is home to Albania's main port, the Port of Durrës, and to the newest public university, the Aleksandër Moisiu University. The population at the 2011 census was 113,249. The metropolitan area has a population of 265,330. Moreover, it is the starting point of Pan-European Corridor VIII and national roads SH2 and SH4.
Founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra under the name Epidamnos, it has been continuously inhabited for 2,700 years and is one of the oldest cities in Albania. Durrës served as Albania's national capital from 7 March 1914 until 11 February 1920 during the reign of William of Albania in Principality of Albania.

 Durrës Pista

 Ancient Greek coin of Dyrrachium. Obv. Cow feeding a calf. Rev. Two stylized thunders of Zeus with the letters ΔΥΡ (DYR).

 Durrës Amphitheatre

 The Beauty of Durrës

Durrës in 1573

 

 Venetian Tower of Durrës, part of Durrës Castle

 Durrës Ancient City Wall Entrance

 Royal Palace of Durrës.

 William, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Albania arriving in Durrës, the capital of Albania on 7 March 1914.

 Golem beach south of Durres

 Port of Durres

 Panorama of the Durrës seaside and its Pista

Panorama of Durrës Amphitheatre

XtremeColeections of the day - May 21 2015

XtremeColeections of the day - May 21 2015

           Singer Aminata representing Latvia performs during rehearsals for the Second Semi-Final of the 60th annual Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, May 16, 2015. The Second Semi-Final takes place on 21 May, and the grand final is held on 23 May. (EPA/ROBERT JAEGER)
 

   Prince Harry looks at a photo of his mother as he meets members of the public at an event in to promote the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup which will be hosted by New Zealand, at The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront on May 16, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Prince Harry is in New Zealand from May 9 through to May 16 attending events in Wellington, Invercargill, Stewart Island, Christchurch, Linton, Whanganui and Auckland. (Arthur Edwards/Getty Images)

    Revelers throw colored powder during a Holi Festival in Yverdon-les--Bains, Switzerland, May 16, 2015. The festival is based on the Hindu Spring festival Holi, also known as the festival of colors where participants color each other with dry powder and colored water. (EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT)
 

  Competitors start to swim during the first stage of the Tel Aviv triathlon in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 16, 2015. According to the organizers more than 14,000 atheles compete in the triathlon. (EPA/ABIR SULTAN)
 

  A woman collecting bricks from her collapsed house after the massive earthquake in Harisiddi village on the outskirts of Lalitpur, Nepal, May 16, 2015. (EPA/HEMANTA SHRESTHA)
 

   South Korean Buddhists parade during the Buddha Era 2559 Lotus Lantern Festival in Seoul, South Korea, May 16, 2015. South Korean Buddhists celebrate Buddha's upcoming birthday on May 25. (EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN)

    Pope Francis arrives to attend a special audience with nuns of the Rome's diocese in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 16, 2015. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile)
 

   Muslim Brotherhood's Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie (C) waves with the Rabaa sign, symbolizing support for the Muslim Brotherhood, with other brotherhood members at a court in the outskirts of Cairo, May 16, 2015. An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Mursi and more than 100 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

    Actress and director Natalie Portman poses on the red carpet as she arrives with cast members for the screening of her film "A Tale of Love and Darkness" during the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 16, 2015. (REUTERS/Regis Duvignau)

    A boat with migrants is being towed away from Thailand by a Thai navy vessel, in waters near Koh Lipe island May 16, 2015. Malaysian vessels on Saturday intercepted the boat crammed with migrants after the Thai navy towed it away from Thailand, the latest of a number of vessels pushed back to sea by governments who have ignored a U.N. call for an immediate rescue. An estimated 25,000 Bangladeshis and Rohingya boarded smugglers' boats in the first three months of this year, twice as many in the same period of 2014, the UNHCR has said. (REUTERS/Aubrey Belford)

    Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his semi-final match against David Ferrer of Spain at the Rome Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, May 16, 2015. (REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini)

XtremeColeections of the day - May 21 2015

Tirana - City of Albania - Todays WorldTour

Tirana Listeni/tɨˈrɑːnə/ (Standard Albanian: Tiranë; regional Gheg Albanian: Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania.
Tirana became Albania’s capital city in 1920. The population at the 2011 census was 418,495.The city is host to many public institutions and public and private universities, and is the centre of the political, economic, and cultural life of the country.

 Tirana by Spot satellite

 Tirana Bazaar at the turn of the 20th century

 Construction in central Tirana was part of the cooperation package between King Zog and Fascist Italy

 Partisans entering Tirana in 1944

 Tirana's car-free main boulevard. In the evening, it turned into a big promenade known as the Xhiro

 Lana River before cleanup

 Scanderbeg Square view at night

 Colorful buildings

 Panoramic view of Tirana from Mount Dajt.

 Tirana's expansion from 1990 to 2005

 Tirana surrounding hills

 Tirana and its suburbs

 Construction in Tirana

 Skanderbeg Square

 National History Museum

 Petrelë Castle near Tirana

 Taivani, a Tirana restaurant seen from the Sky Tower's revolving restaurant

 Map of Tirana Municipality as defined by the Territorial Administrative Reform of 2014

 Traffic in Tirana

 Tirana East Gate shopping center

 Central Tirana with Mount Dajt in the distance

 Tirana Park on the Artificial Lake

 Kamza Overpass in Tirana

 Tirana International Airport

Sunset over the Adriatic Sea from Mt Dajti

XtremeColeections of the day - May 16 2015

XtremeColeections of the day - May 16 2015

 The sun shines through the sculpture 'Body of Knowledge' (2010) by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa on the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University campus in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, May 14, 2015.

 An Afghan security guard looks out from a viewing panel in a door at a guest house after an attack in Kabul May 14, 2015. At least one gunman attacked the guest house popular with foreigners in Kabul on Wednesday killing at least five people, including an American and two Indians, in a bold assault that showed Afghanistan still faces security challenges.

 Cosplayers pose in Star Wars Trooper costumes during the first 'Fantasy Basel', in Basel, Switzerland, May 14, 2015. The festival for movie, games, cosplay and comic fans runs from May 14 to 16. Cosplaying is a Japanese costuming trend.

 General view of trackwork from Kranji Racecourse on May 14, 2015 in Singapore.

 New recruits of the Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) march during the passing out parade in Humhama, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, India, May 14, 2015. A total of 341 recruits were formally inducted into the CRPF, an Indian paramilitary force, after completing a 44-weeks training in physical fitness, weapon handling, commando operations and counter insurgency.

 A Nepalese earthquake survivor takes a bottle of water as another lies on the floor inside a makeshift shelter at a devastated area in Bungamati, Nepal, May 14, 2015. People in Nepal started cautiously returning to their daily life two days after the Himalayan nation was hit by its second major earthquake in three weeks. Affected children were 'facing an unprecedented emotional toll' from the double trauma, the United Nations warned. Aid organizations started running programmes to help the thousands of children living in tents since the first quake on April 25.

 An arson investigator talks on a two-way radio inside a gutted slipper factory in Valenzuela, Metro Manila in the Philippines May 14, 2015. A fire at a factory making rubber slippers killed 31 workers in the Philippine capital on Wednesday, and dozens were missing and feared dead, officials said.

 A woman offers prayers by reading a holy book as she sits in the remains of a temple after the earthquake in Kathmandu May 14, 2015.

 A bird flies over a blossoming poppy field against the backdrop of a city and the Tien Shan mountains at outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan, May 14, 2015.

 Rohinyga and Bangladeshi refugees are transported to a navy boat where they will be taken to mainland Malaysia, after they landed at Pantai Pasir Berdengung beach in Langkawi island, in the northern state of Kedah, Malaysia, May 14, 2015.

 Cast member Charlize Theron attends a news conference for the film "Mad Max: Fury Road" out of competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2015.

 Nepalese army personnel jump out from an Indian helicopter as they unload earthquake relief aid on a hilltop at Dolkha district, Nepal May 14, 2015.

 Israeli border policemen detain a wounded Palestinian protester who witnesses said was shot by the troops during clashes following a rally ahead of the Nakba day in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 14, 2015.

Cast member Salma Hayek poses during a photocall for the film "Tale of Tales" in competition at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2015.

XtremeColeections of the day - May 16 2015