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Why Albania should be high on your travel list From a trading city founded in 8th century BC to stunning Unesco World Heritage Sites: Why Albania should be high on your travel list (and not just for the Adriatic beach parties) As the sun went down, a line of men in felt hats, baggy shirts […]
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Dear Albania is Eliza Dushku’s love letter to the country. It is also a way for fans of the actress to join her on a personal journey of discovery, and serves as a guide for world travelers to see and learn about many of the sights in “the jewel of the Balkans.” Dear Albania: Eliza […]
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“I survived Albania. If you don’t visit this place you are really missing out”. It took an English cyclist, two months 5000 km and lots of other troubles to finally finish his adventure of cycling from London to Athens. His journey was incredible as well as at times frustrating, but this guy made it. Despite […]
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Albania and the city of Berat are considered by Boston Globe as a touristic destination for 2016. The author of this article, Christopher Muther refers to Albania as an undiscovered gem. The author describes the lack of infrastructure, the bad condition of roads, not a good public transport and the limited access on the internet. […]
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The great Eastern European road trip, part two: road trip across Albania On their tour from the Balkans to the Baltic, Kevin Rushby and family arrive in Albania – once unreachable, now scruffy, eccentric and entirely lovable. As soon as we cross the border into northern Albania, near Shkodër, we are faced with a decision: […]
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In a 45 minutes documentary Albania is shown as a “wild country”; a production for the German public from Das Erste in collaboration with the Albanian television Top Channel. The focus of this documentary was its exceptional biodiversity. Firstly in this documentary is shown the eagle, as the symbol of Albania and the far north of Albania, where the eagles’ nest […]
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Today we will head to Berat, a must visit city during your stay in Albania. Also known as the city of thousand windows, in Berat you will enjoy the vibes of the past, an environment which you will find very pleasant. With a very particular charm, this little city is part of World Heritage Sites […]
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On this sunny Saturday was the Fustanella Festival. The term « fustanella » refers to an Albanian traditional piece of cloth worn by men from the XIIIth century. It is a sort of kilt but in a white color. Nowadays, the tradition to wear this type of cloth remains solely in the South of the country, in the […]

The 9th of June, National Geographic, published an article about the 10 places that deserved to be visited the most. Albania was one of them, but also our neighbor Kosovo. In the article is also mentioned the recent opening of the country towards the tourism compared to the other countries in the Balkan. In the south […]
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One jump. One moment to make history. Congratulations Izmir Smajlaj – Albania’s first ever European indoor gold medalist! No one could have imagined the excitement which would take place in the final round as Albania’s Izmir Smajlaj, 23, took his place on the runway, in the bronze medal position after a second round 8.02m. His […]