Durres (alb. Durrës), the second largest city of Albania (161,800 inhabitants, 2008 estimate), is the most ancient city and one of the most economically important as the biggest port city. The beaches of Durrës are local hotspots for many Albanians and are an important…

Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. More than 1/4 of the overall population of Albania permanently live in Tirana. It is a very dynamic city, where the heart of the country beats. It is a city of contrasts, where the…

It is a combination of the most interesting landscapes. The road leading to town is entirely mountainous. A good part of her has no contact with the sea and how to approach reappeared Himara the appearance of blue Ionian Sea. The first presentation is with…

You have just driven through the Pass of Gjashta when all of a sudden the vast blue expanse of the Ionian Sea captures your eye. Quite instinctively your sight sways gently over the waves, slides slowly along the shores and stops at the unexpected…

 It is a rare city in the world that can have a position that is as conveniently and geo-strategically located as Vlore; which is connected with its immediate entrances to the sea and to the west and at the base of a string of…

Just past the tiny village of Ilias, on the two-lane highway that weaves through the Ceraunian Mountains, a sign pointing down a narrow road indicated a monastery about two kilometers on. ”Why not?” I thought, putting on the turn signal of my rental car….