Shore Excursions Durres port

Durres port information accompanied with city and port maps

Shore Excursions Durres port, are offered & tailored in our own creative way,we present you the Albanian culture,culinary offer,national parks,UNESCO sites. Adventure and outdoor for Shore excursions travelers, 

Air Temperature:
Coldest month: January with 4°C
Warmest month: August with 30°C

Language:
Albanian

Currency:
The official currency used in Albania is Lek.
Daily Exchange rate please check here: http://www.xe.com/currency/all-albanian-lek
Cash dispensing machines are ubiquitous. Most hotels, restaurants and shops accept credit cards (American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa) and you can also pay with Euro or Dollar in them. Foreign currency can be exchanged in banks, exchange offices, travel agencies, hotels, cheques can be cashed in banks. Just outside the port area you can easily find banks or exchange offices. (National Bank of Albania is just in front of Port Entrance). In Albania you can easily pay also in Euro or USD.

National Holidays:
January 1 and 2 – New Year’s Day
March 14 – Summer Day
March 22 – Nevruz Day
April 5th* – Catholic Easter
April 12th* – Orthodox Easter
May 1 – International Worker’s Day
July 17th** – Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
September 24th Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
October 19 – Mother Teresa Beatification Day
November 28 – Flag and Independence Day
November 29* – Liberation Day
December 8 – National Youth Day
December 25 – Christmas Day

During the national holidays all public institutions are closed.
***Note: As of April 2015, the holidays on the above dates that are on weekends (Saturday, Sunday) are pushed as a day off on the Monday, but make sure to double check for this.

Accesses information:
Bus and coach: Parked on the pier 30 m from the cruise ship
Taxi Service: Available 50-80 m from the ship at main port entrance (Taxi service is not equipped with taxi meters, a distance of 2-3 km taxi driver would cost 2-3 euro.
Post Service: 2000 m
Bank: 150 m
Souvenir shop: 150 m
Restaurants: 150 – 200 m
Coffee shops: 150 – 200 m
Distance from the center: 200 m, 3 minutes walking distance

Brief Description of Durres port Accesses:
As soon as you step out of the port area, you will be in front of the National Commercial Bank of Albania, a grandiose building with our famous Queen Teuta’s statue on roof. Walking (or driving) to the center, you will soon find yourself emerged to the city’s noise and movement, but not without noticing some of its attractions on the way. The new boulevard along the shore of the sea gives quite a taste of Durres, a combination of modernism and antiquity. You will notice this while moving along the castle wall (hosting inside the Roman Amphitheater) on one side of the street and with new modern buildings on the other side. In 360 degrees turn in the center will see around the spacious square name Freedom Square (Sheshi Liria) the Durres City Hall, the Mosque, the Theatre, the Roman Forum and the Roman Baths.

Here are the harbor characteristics, water depths, entrance restrictions, tug and pilotage requirements, lift and crane availability, supplies and services to assist you in planning your next port of call at Port of Durres:

General Information Latitude: 41° 18′ 28″ N Publication: 132 Longitude: 19° 27′ 17″ E Chart: 54266 First Port of Entry: Yes USA Representative: No ETA Message Required: Yes Medical Facilities: YesHarbor Characteristics Harbor Size: Medium Harbor Type: Coastal Breakwater Shelter: Good Turning Area: Maximum Vessel Size: Good Holding Ground:Entrance Restrictions Tide: No Swell: No Ice: No Other: Yes Overhead Limit: NoWater Depth Channel: 26 – 30 feet 7.1 – 9.1 meters Anchorage: 31 – 35 feet 9.4 – 10 meters Cargo Pier: 21 – 25 feet 6.4 – 7.6 meters Oil Terminal: 21 – 25 feet 6.4 – 7.6 meters Mean Tide: 1 footPilotage Compulsory: Yes Advisable: Yes Available: Yes Local Assist:Tugs Assist: Yes Salvage: Yes Quarantine Pratique: Yes Deratt Cert: Yes Other: Communications Telephone: Yes Telegraph: Yes Radio: Yes Radio Tel: Yes Air: Yes Rail: Yes Loading & Unloading Wharves: Yes Anchor: No Med Moor: Beach: Ice: Lifts & Cranes 100+ Ton Lifts: Yes Fixed Cranes: Yes 50-100 Ton Lifts: Mobile Cranes: 25-49 Ton Lifts: Yes Floating Cranes: Yes 0-24 Ton Lifts: Yes Port Services Longshore: Yes Electrical: Electrical Repair: Navigation Equipment: Steam: Supplies Provisions: Yes Water: Yes Fuel Oil: Yes Diesel Oil: Yes Deck: Yes Engine: Yes Repairs, Drydock, Railway & Other Services Ship Repairs: Limited Drydock Size: Marine Railroad Size: Very Small Garbage Disposal: Degauss: Dirty Ballast: Yes

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