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France, England, the Netherlands, and Austria established their consulates in Durrës in 1700. As Ottoman relations with Venice improved upon the conclusion of the Ottoman-Venetian Wars, Durrës became a focal point of trade with the Republic of Venice, especially in grains and olive oil, as reported by the Venetian consul in the city in 1769 ...
Beach of Durrës Looking out to sea. The Beach of Durrës (Albanian: Plazhi i Durrësit) is the biggest and most visited beach in Albania. [1] It lines the seafront of the city of Durrës and is about 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) long.
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Durrës County (Albanian: Qarku i Durrësit), officially the County of Durrës (Albanian: Qarku i Durrësit), is a county in the Northern Region of the Republic of Albania.It is the smallest by area and the second most populous of the twelve counties, with 292,029 people within an area of 766 km 2 (296 sq mi). [2]
The Amphitheatre of Durrës (Albanian: Amfiteatri i Durrësit; Latin: Amphitheatrum Dyrrhachinum) is a Roman amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Durrës, Albania. ...
The castle was built by the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491–518), a native of Durrës (ancient Dyrrhachium), who was born into an Illyro-Roman family. [1] [2] At the time, Anastasius made the city one of the most fortified cities on the Adriatic.
The Beauty of Durrës (also called The Beautiful Maiden of Durrës or The Belle of Durrës) is a polychromatic mosaic of the 4th century BC and is the most ancient and important mosaic discovered in Albania.