TIRANA, January 12 – More than 1.5 million domestic and foreign visitors visited Albania’s cultural sites in 2025.

The Tourism, Culture and Sports Minister, Blendi Gonxhja, reported the figures. He compared them with data from two years ago and noted that visitor numbers increased by 52 percent compared with 2023. Ticket sales revenue also rose, reaching an estimated 78 percent growth over 2023.

Gjirokastër Castle remains the most visited site for the tenth consecutive year, attracting 307,164 visitors.

Other sites with high visitor numbers include:

– Butrint National Park – 295,152 visitors-

– George Kastrioti Skanderbeg Museum – 182,083 visitors

– Shkodër Castle – 178,942 visitors

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