Fier
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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. 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.
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Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsThere 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. 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. 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....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
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 There is a neat and seemingly new schedule hanging on the poles - like everywhere else in Albania, it is out of date. The city centre is small and it's possible to explore it by foot. 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 problems. 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.
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Glimpses of Fier
gray metal building under blue sky during daytime
the sun is setting behind a wire fence
Road lighting in the middle of night, lighting the tree next to it.
a group of people standing in front of a stone structure
photo taken by https://www.instagram.com/simo.sto The composition of this similar picture https://unsplash.com/photos/GlCTFwwIWg0 (which isn't searchable via Unsplash) is IMHO better.
A woman standing in front of a stone structure
A stone building with arches and arches around it
brown structure during night time
gray concrete building beside body of water under cloudy sky during daytime
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gray metal building under blue sky during daytime
the sun is setting behind a wire fence
Road lighting in the middle of night, lighting the tree next to it.