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...
Called one of the sunniest places in Europe with its Mediterranean climate and 270+ days of sunshine a year, Saranda is a great spot to stay if you’re looking for something a little more urban and close to some of the best sights in Albania- like the Blue Eye and...
Leaving the port city of Vlorë, to make our way to Saranda in the Albanian Riviera, we embarked on a drive that was likely the most winding, narrow, and treacherous I’ve ever been on….especially in a great big coach! But oh my, what a beautiful drive it was. This post...
Founded in 588 BC, Apollonia was a significant trading port and cultural centre for about 50,000 people, many of whom settled here from nearby Corfu. In the 3rd century AD, however, an earthquake hit and forced the city into decline. Nowadays it is a huge site, though...
Even though it was after midnight before we got to bed we, well I should say I, was up with the roosters bright and early at 6:20 am on our first full day in Albania. Even though I was still soooo tired I couldn’t resist getting up and heading out to the balcony to...
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