Albania
Albania is a Balkan nation offering a raw, incredibly affordable mix of Mediterranean coastline, rugged mountains, and ancient history. Once isolated by a strict communist regime, it has rapidly emerged as a premier off-the-beaten-path destination.
Cities & regions
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Berat is a UNESCO-listed Ottoman town in south-central Albania, about two hours south of Tirana, stacked in tiers up the slopes on either side of the Osumi r…
Open guideDurrës is Albania's main port and its principal seaside city, on the Adriatic about 30 minutes west of Tirana. It is two places at once: one of the oldest co…
Open guideElbasan is a central Albanian city on the Shkumbin river, about 45 minutes southeast of Tirana, built where the ancient Roman Via Egnatia crossed the country…
Open guideFier is a working agricultural and oil-industry city on the Myzeqe plain of south-western Albania, roughly two hours by road south of Tirana and about 12 km…
Open guideGjirokastër, the 'Stone City', is a UNESCO World Heritage town spilling down a steep hillside above the Drino Valley in southern Albania, crowned by the seco…
Open guideKorçë (Korca) is the cultural capital of south-eastern Albania, a city of about 60,000-76,000 people sitting on a high plateau at 890 metres, ringed by the M…
Open guideTirana is Albania's capital, a compact and fast-changing city on a plain between Mount Dajti and the Adriatic hinterland, about 40 minutes from the coast and…
Open guideVlorë (Vlora) is Albania's third-largest city and main southern port, sitting where the Adriatic meets the Ionian Sea at the top of the Albanian Riviera. It…
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