The communist regime has left shabby blocks of flats and hotels, while the harbour figured strongly during the regime's collapse in 1991, when 20,000 Albanians risked their lives by seizing cargo ships and leaving for Italy in search of asylum.
Komunistički režim ostavio je otrcane blokove stambenih zgrada i hotele, dok je luka igrala snažnu ulogu tokom kolapsa režima 1991. godine, kada je 20.000 Albanaca rizikovalo svoje živote zauzimajući teretne brodove i odlazeći u Italiju u potrazi za azilom.