Emergencies
Post office
Public Holidays
- Kurban Bajram or Greater Eid Festival (August)
- Independence Day (28 November)
- Liberation Day (29 November)
- National Youth Day (8 December)
- Christmas (25 December)
- New Year (1/2 January)
- Summer Day ( 14 March )
- Catholic Easter Day (April )
- Orthodox Easter Day (April )
- Labour Day (1 May)
Currency Exchange
The official currency of Albania is the lek, but most shops, hotels and restaurants also accept euros. Very few businesses in Gjirokastra accept credit cards, so you should have cash. Cash machines and licensed currency exchange shops can be found both downtown and in the old town.
Learn some Albanian
Some basic phrases in Albanian and their comparable English pronunciations:
Miredita = meer-detae = Good Day
Mirmengjes = meer – men – jazz = Good Morning
Faleminderit = fall – ae – minter – it = Thank you
Si jeni ? = See – ye – ne ? = How are you?
Mire = Me – rae = Good
Po = Po = Yes
Jo = Yo = No