Fier

Fier is a city in Albania. It is a modern and uninteresting city, which serves as a transit point on the way from Tirana and Durres to the southern part of the country. Near Fier is Apollonia, one of the country's main monuments of ancient times.

By bus
There are buses from Tirana every half hour; the journey takes about 2 hours.

Minibuses from Berat go to Fier 1-2 times an hour (1 hour 15 minutes), and the connection with Vlora (30 minutes) is organized through a collective taxi.

Fier is a charismatic example of the Albanian transport mess. All buses and minibuses depart from different places, usually not marked in any way. To top it all off, there is a new bus station, from which you can’t go anywhere at all.

By car
The SH4 highway, the main Albanian highway, runs near Fier, 110 km from Tirana. To the south, the same route continues to Vlora (35 km) and ends there. A local road leads to Berat (50 km) - winding, but not bad.

By plane
There are direct minibuses from Likometaj Aeroport to Tirana airport. There is no exact schedule, minibuses depart when they are full. In Fier, the company's office is located in the central square area.



By bus
Fier has several commuter bus routes, from which travellers will need connections to Pojan, a village near the ancient city of Apollonia. Buses also make stops around the city, and such a trip costs 30-40 lek versus 80-100 lek for a trip to the suburbs (2023). Conductors have two types of tickets, and while city tickets are simply torn off, commuter tickets are carefully written down with a ballpoint pen for a specific flight.

Along the street adjacent to the university building, little red local buses line the street. There is a neat and seemingly new schedule hanging on the poles - like everywhere else in Albania, it is out of date.

On foot
The city centre is small and it's possible to explore it by foot.

By car
It is very comfortable to visit everything, but space is a problem in the city so be prepared for a lot of traffic and parking space pro

By bicycle
This form of transportation comes a lot in hand because it allows you to visit the city really fast by not getting stuck in traffic. There are a lot of shops where people can rent bikes by hour, days, etc. with low cost.

See

 * Public Library of Fier
 * The Puppet Theat
 * Public Library of Fier
 * The Puppet Theat

Further afield

 * St Mary Church — It was built between 1250-1270 upon the remains of an older church and is the part of the Ardenica Monastery.
 * St Mary Church — It was built between 1250-1270 upon the remains of an older church and is the part of the Ardenica Monastery.


 * The ruins of the Church of Saint Mary, in Ballsh
 * The Castle of Gjon Bocari is in the village of Tragjas and was built in the 16–17th centuries. The walls form a rectangle, with a width of 1.25 m and a height of 5.5 m.
 * The Castle of Gjon Bocari is in the village of Tragjas and was built in the 16–17th centuries. The walls form a rectangle, with a width of 1.25 m and a height of 5.5 m.

Apollonia (Illyria)



 * Monastery of Saint Mary at Apollonia
 * Archaeological site of Apollonia
 * Excavations and the Monuments of Apolonia
 * Monument of Agonothetes
 * Library and the Odeon
 * House with Mosaics
 * Fontana
 * Museum of Apollonia

Do

 * Apollon International Theater Festival
 * Fieri International Film Festival

What

 * Petulla - fried pancakes
 * Embelsire me miser - dessert with corn
 * Eat the "pizza in hand" from Pizza Roma, a small pizzeria across the genie.
 * Ice cream and sweets in the sweet shop, "Apollonia".
 * Traditional burek in restaurant "Albes".

Sleep

 * Hotel Shkelzeni has a standard price of 1500 lek per person per night. The rooms each have 2 beds and a terrace and it's clean. You may be able to negotiate a better price with the nice man at the front counter named Mr. Bush (who is very friendly and speaks great English). It's in the city center near the giant ball on Jakov Xoxa street.

Go next

 * Vlorë
 * Durrës
 * Elbasan
 * Tirana
 * Berat