Not nearly as ‘behind the times’ as one might think, Tirana is lively, colourful, and chaotic in places. The city has relics of its Ottoman, Italian and Communist past to explore and we’d like to share five of the sights that you shouldn’t miss on your visit to...
About 25 miles from Tirana you’ll find Durres which is Albania’s second-largest city and its main port. It’s not exactly the prettiest city one could visit, with busy cranes and docks right next to the city centre, but it has some interesting buildings and a few...
Settled in the 6th century BC, the town of Berat is considered one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Albania. Berat has been witness to the coexistence of various religious and cultural communities over the centuries and is one of the few examples of the...
Two UNESCO sites in one trip? You betcha! And you know that made this UNESCO site lover very happy indeed. Inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2005 as a rare example of the architecture typical of the Ottoman period, Gjirokastra was our next stop on our...
About 25 km from Saranda, on the route to Gjirokastra, you’ll find signs for ‘Syri i Kalter’ and when you do you must take the narrow little dirt road that turns off the main road. And it is a very narrow road! Follow the road along past the reservoir and you’ll come...
Way back in 44 BC, Caesar arrived and recognized the potential for a town on the site, even if it did require a major building program. His adopted son, Augustus, along with other family and sponsors funded the project that paid for the public works such as a new...
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