Culture and history info

NAME: Its initial name was Aulṓn, meaning "channel, glen" and possibly a translation of another indigenous name which was first recorded in the 2nd century AD, by two Ancient Greek authors.

Ancient Greek: Aulon(Avlon), Latin : Aulona, Albanian : VLORA

Vlora is geographically and culturally encompassed in the historical region of Labëria, the third most populous city, located in southwestern Albania. A coastal city, known to be one of the most important ports in the country. Also known as the birthplace of Albanian polyphonic music, which has been proclaimed by UNESCO a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

It is also an important place for the Albanian nation, because there was proclaimed the independence of the country , on 28th of November in 1912 by Ismail Qemal. The Bay of Vlora has always been a strategic point of great importance.

You can visit the National Museum of Independence and the Ethnographic Museum.

In Vlora begins the journey to the Albanian Riviera and also Vlora is the meeting point between the Adriatic and the Jonian seas.

There is also a boulevard, named Lungomare, 5-km long paved road that offers amazing views of the coastline.