EL MEJOR CASTILLO DE ALBANIA | ALBANIA #9

Well I just arrived at the next pueblo I want to visit that is Girocaster, it's like a couple of hours and a half more or less since Berat and is a It's also a city I'm very eager to visit. It's one of the most beautiful. Certainly from the country, it's also a UNESCO World Heritage Site I'll tell you later and I'll start the blog here in the car because one thing What you have to take into account if you come above all in your Vehicle, good to rent, is that the inner streets of what is the propio The historic castle of Girocaster is totally made of stone. Everything is very steep, very narrow streets, then it's not very easy. I've got a hotel reservation for tonight and I'm gonna put up with Google Maps said, they wrote me from the hotel saying there was a Road cut because it was under construction and they sent me an alternative, An alternative route, I've sent you what's the route by Google Maps But he lost me here in the middle of the streets because he's a Christ and I only see Cuestas para arriba con una pendiente bestial sin fin, o sea que terminan en un sea which ends in a sea which ends in a sea which ends in a sea Garage or whatever and then I'm a little lost, so what he did was I'm really close, I'm like 300 meters away. He said to see if I could come help, that I need someone to look for y Someone take me to the hotel parking lot. I'm staying at the Hotel Codra tonight. It's pretty good. On your own parking lot, you're supposed to park. It is difficult to park in public areas and above. Leave it somewhere where you can trust that nothing will happen to the car, that they can Rayar o que seja, então bueno también wanted to host this hotel porque I had my own parking and I saw it very well. The moment looks very good, what he told you has come at last El chico, un chico del hotel With his motorcycle, he came to where I was and he was following and he arrived No problem, so perfect, I hope you'll stop by when I leave. Here's GiroCastro too. Give me a hand and the room is very nice. It's quite large, what is the hotel too, good is a house like this Rollo medieval, we're going to have a genius design, so I'll teach us the Room, this is the bathroom, here has also its shower, it is very good, everything That's the bathroom and here's the rest of the room, it's quite spacious Like I said, here to leave the suitcase and so, here's a little welcome to me I betrayed you with water, the truth is that you appreciate it, a bed that is quite It's quite large and then here the views are a passing part of GiroCastro, look, as you see everything is very medieval architecture, see there los The roofs that have not been changed I think in 300 years of tonality You have these gray, but super cute, super cute, or sea you have these pueblos. Con encanto, a mí vamos, no sé a vosotros, pero a mí este tipo de pueblos me I'm not sure what you mean by this. Enchantant, so it's pretty hot now, we'll be, if it puts that there are 20 degrees But the heat sensation is quite high, or the sea is sticking quite strongly El sol, no me quiero imaginar aquí si vienes a un julio, en agosto, la muerte que You have to be alive, visit everything with the heat that it does. If you stay at this hotel, at the Hotel Codra, you know, good have you very good Views of the city as you have seen, but also if you do not stay has a Restaurant, then you can come directly only to eat or dine You can also enjoy the terrace with views of the city. I think Astar maintains very well what is the Ottoman architecture, from when This was the Ottoman Empire, it's a mixture of many cultures, good of all The sea has a big part to play. Greek, Byzantine, Albanian, or sea, it's got a little bit of everything but It's mainly focused on the centuries that the Ottomans were here. A minute from the hotel, in what is the historic center, is the bazaar of Girokastar, which is certainly one of the main points to visit, above all in the historic center, or the sea in the lower part, and the truth is that it's super Bono, remember a bit Berat, pero bueno, son también así calls They're pretty narrow, full of little things, especially souvenirs. I'm in the castle of Girokastar, here in the upper part of the city, the The views are impressive again, this has an entrance fee, son 400 I'm gonna be like three euros and a picco, and inside there's several museums, inside What is the interior of the fortress, of the castle, has several Weapons museums and also, well, a little bit of the history of the place. I'm in the outside of the castle, I'm going to go around it a little bit, it's quite big What is this whole area of the fortification, the history takes years The first stone castle was built in the 6th century, but there is also evidence that it was built in the 6th century. Since the third century, we have seen the beginning of what is now the Fortress of today, which has been completed over the years, by the Different cultures have lived here, mainly since the 18th century. More so with the Ottomans, when they were using it, then, as a storage place for all that is the armed forces and such, and And then it also gained quite an importance in the 20th century, because it was It started to be used as a prison for political prisoners, which has been very Controversial because of that, above all it started with El Rey Zog, who was, well, was a President who had been in the early 20th century, who proclaimed himself king, but I had to leave when, well, there was all the talk about the Second World War, and then here, then during, was quite strong During the years of the Communist dictatorship of Embrajoxa, which I have already mentioned About him, he stopped a lot of people, in fact Embrajoxa was born here, born in Girocáster, then, well, not that they're very proud of it, but it's a In fact, he kept a lot of people in prison for political reasons until The 70 years or less, and today, in fact, there is a, there is a poster at the The entry commemorates a little bit of all these political processes that had I'm spending all this time here. American, of an American military aircraft, and there are different theories, or well, there are how A contrasting fact of what really happened to make this plane a day of The real facts, as they happened, are that in December of 1957 An American pilot had to land at the airport of Rinas, near Tirana, and after several weeks, he returned to the United States and left the Original plane with which I came, I left it here, well, at the airport, and here Afterwards, the Albanians took it to the Arms Museum from here, from here Castillo, what's going on? The 17th was used by the Ottoman Empire to house families, here This is what it is now, it's a dump practically, it was all full of Little houses where the Ottoman families lived, and then they were gone, Well, they were cleaning up this whole area, and then during the early 20th century, Well, when the First World War, here were gathered the Italian troops, by For example, today too, you see there that there is a kind of dome, that is A kind of, well, like for concerts and such. Annual performances, but annually they do celebrations where, well, if Focus on everything in the national Albanian folklore. You spend half the day quietly, and the views above are spectacular. The sea is a mixture of everything, in the aggregate, which is a past. Surprise me every day that passes. I highly recommend you, carry a marriage, what is the one that attends you, is The husband, and the wife is the one who cooks, a little like what happened in Lily's Kitchen. Yesterday in Berat, it's the same, and son super majos, el chico habla también A little Spanish boy, very well educated, brings you first a chupa como de clavo, It's like a kind of fruit tea, muy rico, free, y luego el menú, Well, the options that are there are all traditional, you told you that there were Much influence of Greek, Italian and so on, in this case it is noted I asked him to do it, and he did it. I'm not sure what he's going to do with me. It was stuffed with meat, cheese, vegetables. Spectacular, which comes accompanied with a little txachiki, which is this cream The typical Greek agria, with a little bit of oil on it, was spectacular, and después también una moussaka, which is a kind of lasagna, but it's made like with potatoes, bechamel, meat pie, and it was so rich, everything, everything very Well, o sea, I've fallen, but that's what I had fallen perfect, was what I had I asked him, except he said to see, and I said, "Do you have any Coke?" I went to a supermarket and bought it. I brought a Coke Zero from the supermarket, and the service was impressive. You betrayed me, without asking, you betrayed me as a gift. Some strawberries, which is also super rich, so spongy, fresh, muy bueno, y un Chupito de raki, which is like a kind of, I don't know, gin, or something so super strong, But, well, as it was an invitation, well neither was I going to say that no, it was everything Incredible, it cost me everything, I think it was 9 euros, I don't know if it reached 9 euros, So nothing, I gave him three euros of tip, because let's go, the truth is that the deal has It was incredible, I thought it was an insult to pay you 9 euros for all that, Albania is a delight in every way, whether it be on a culinary level, an economic level, Everything is... I'm glad you came here, I'm very glad, and I hope you're convinced. Be a person, like the ones you're watching this video, give them a chance. I'm going to go and give a tour of the historic center again, I he came here to the hotel, There's a terrace upstairs, which I taught you before, to have a coffee and be here quietly, Taking me, nothing, a typical dessert from here to the area, no I fall with the name, A species of panacota, and it's super a taste, o sea, ahora hace calorcito, But here in the shadows is great. To see what the city is like, especially the historic center at night, the truth is that it's super, Super nice, too, no much ambience, because I told you there's very little tourism in These days, especially with the locals, the shopkeepers, the restaurants, But well, it deserves much la pena, I tell you that it deserves muchísimo la pena that you visit Gjirokastra If you're in this part of Albania, the sea, it's a place you can't miss, it's a precious place, So nothing, until here is the chapter of today of this city and tomorrow more.