Tirana
Lively, colourful Tirana has changed beyond belief in the last decade from the dull, grey city it once was.
Lively, colourful Tirana has changed beyond belief in the last decade from the dull, grey city it once was.
The region of central Albania includes Berat and Durrës.
With miles of coast and its proximity to Tirana, Durrës should be a seaside resort par excellence.
A highlight of any trip to Albania, Berat is one of the country’s most beautiful towns, having been preserved as a museum city by the communist government.
With snow-capped mountains squeezing up against sparkling white beaches and the azure water of the Ionian, southern Albania is the most visually arresting part of the country.
Nestled in the broad bay where the Adriatic meets the Ionian, the port city of Vlora is a much more attractive summer destination than its dirty northern sister Durrës.
With its dramatic setting by the shores of the Balkan’s largest lake and backed by imposing mountains, Shkodra was once the most powerful city in the region and is still the centre of Gheg culture and Albanian Catholicism.
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