Golden Hour: Wine, Slow Food & Monastery Tour
Step into a full Albanian sensory experience where history, nature, wine, and gastronomy meet. Begin at the Ardenica Monastery, a centuries-old spiritual site adorned with frescoes, and feel the calm of its serene surroundings.
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Duration 7 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Pickup included
Pick-Up & Timing Policy:
1. The exact pick-up time will be confirmed via WhatsApp by your tour guide.
2. Guests should be ready at their hotel's nearest main street, as vans cannot enter small streets.
3. Optional pick-up location: Hotel Continental parking area, Plepa.
4. Please be ready a few minutes early. If you are late, the bus cannot wait, and the tour may proceed without you.
5. Occasionally, the bus may arrive a few minutes late due to traffic or unforeseen circumstances. Thank you for your patience.
6. Any changes to pick-up time or location must be communicated in advance via WhatsApp.
Experience
Highlights
- Explore the historic Ardenica Monastery and its frescoes
- Guided vineyard tour with curated Albanian wine tastings
- Slow food experience from farm-to-table featuring local cheeses, breads, and seasonal produce
- Sunset moment in the vineyards, perfect for photos and reflection
- Small-group experience for a personal and immersive visit
Full description
Step into a full Albanian sensory experience where history, nature, wine, and gastronomy meet. Begin at the Ardenica Monastery, a centuries-old spiritual site adorned with frescoes, and feel the calm of its serene surroundings.
From there, wander into the nearby vineyards of Albanica Wine, where local grape varieties such as Shesh i Zi and Kallmet flourish. Learn traditional winemaking techniques from passionate local winemakers and taste a curated selection of wines directly where they are produced.
Enhance the experience with a slow food tasting, featuring products sourced from nearby farmsartisanal cheeses, freshly baked breads, and seasonal delicacies all carefully paired with the wines.
As the day winds down, enjoy the golden hour in the vineyards, a magical moment for photos, reflection, and savoring the landscape. This experience is designed for small groups, ensuring a relaxed pace and intimate connection with the land, its flavors, and its heritage.
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Customer reviews
We absolutely loved the wine tour with Andi, the trip was very well organised and we got a chance to try lots of the local spirit, raki. The wine and the selection of cheese and meats and breads were delicious and we got to see how the wine is made and what makes them all different. Can’t fault the trip one bit - highly highly recommend!
We had an awesome tour with 6 people (between 20-30). Great tasting and some nice views in the countryside. After the Wine Tour we have been dropped off at the beach od Durres and had a nice sundowner
extremely friendly staff, especially our driver. he made us feel welcome the moment we got in the car and had top notch DJ skills. the Winery is beautiful with an extremely attentive staff. great tour, and of course phenomenal wine. highly recommend!
