![]() ![]() Drive along the road through the Maminas village, pass by the Bay of Lalzit, the cape is at the end of the road. However, before you reach Durres, you need to get of the motorway at the Maminas village. To get to the cape, you must drive along the motorway from Tirana to Durres. The cape is to the North of the coastal city Durres. You can get to the Cape of Rodon by car or by taxi from Tirana. You can look out over the cape into the sea, without a single other person present. Moreover, the beauty of the Cape of Rodon is its nature. Why is the Cape of Rodon a hidden gem in Albania?Īlthough, the Cape of Rodon is only 1 hour and 15 minutes away from the capital city Tirana, there are many locals that do not know about this hidden spot. He was the national hero of Albania, who fought against the Turkish Ottoman troops. ![]() Along the sea, you can see the ruins of a castle built by Skanderbeg. The rocky cape is a touristic sight, because of the beautiful nature. The cape of Rodon is a beautiful rocky peninsula, that points into the sea. Let me introduce you to Albania’s secret spots! The Cape of Rodon I have travelled through Albania many times, and the places that intrigue me the most, are those little hidden gems. This article was first published in February 2012 and updated in April 2018.Albania’s Hidden Gems, the 21 best places only locals know!Īlbania is still an unknown tourist destination in Europe, so there are many hidden gems in Albania, that tourists & locals do not know about. ![]() If you’re hankering after a taste of Rome’s contemporary dolce vita (sweet life), then this is where to head. To escape the crowds and embrace Roman cool, walk a short way up the Gianicolo (Janiculum hill) to Il Baretto (Via Garibaldi 27), a beautifully designed place with a vintage feel, leafy terrace and plate-glass views over the neighbourhood. It’s the perfect place to pass the time outside a bar, but can get extraordinarily busy, especially in summer. Trastevere, the vibrantly pretty district south of the Vatican, is everyone’s favourite setting for an evening drink, with its gorgeous tangle of ochre and orange ivy-draped buildings. It’s certainly its most inventive, specialising in flavours such as celery, carrot and gorgonzola. This place rarely appears in guidebooks, yet local connoisseurs swear that this is Rome’s best ice cream. However, you might prefer gelato, in which case you’re advised to go to the master, Claudio Torcè (Viale Aventino 59), who has a little-known franchise on the Aventino. Spot it by the crowds of young locals outside, lolling around their scooters, all tucking into the light-as-air dessert. This is famous for Rome’s finest tiramisu (which means ‘pick me up’) in flavours from classic to pina colada. Near here is a place legendary in Rome, but which few tourists ever discover: Pompi. Then, if you’re in need of the perfect pudding, then you should head over Via della Croce, just a street away. For example, at Pelleteria Nives (Via delle Carrozze 16), tucked away on the first floor, you can have a custom-made bespoke bag, wallet or belt made to your exact specifications, at the fraction of the price of the designer glitz on sale in the surrounding stores. Other great hidden spots in Tridente are the district’s several stuck-in-time leather artisanal workshops. You can eat here for EUR4 – an incredible bargain in this upscale area. On Monday to Saturday lunchtimes, from 1-3pm, they serve two fresh pasta dishes a scattering of those in the know hang around waiting for the food to be freshly delivered. Super-cheap pastaĪlso in the Tridente district, which glitters with designer shops, there are several other fabulous, little-known spots: for a cheap, delicious lunch, try the tiny pasta shop Pastificio (Via della Croce). In a building designed by baroque masters Bernini and Borromini, this houses centuries-worth of fascinating bounty that priests have brought back from overseas, but also allows a chance to peep into Bernini’s wood-lined library and Borromini’s Chapel of the Magi. Crossing over to the other side of the Tiber River, as hordes mill around the Spanish Steps, walk a few paces from the madding crowd and you can visit the little-known Museo Missionario di Propaganda Fide. ![]()
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