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4 days to connect with Albania's Accursed MountainsNov 15, 2022 • 7 min read
Albania’s natural beauty will take your breath away - and you’ll have far more of it to yourself than neighboring Greece.
Albania Travel Stories
best in travel 2023Check out Anxhi Celiku's best day in AlbaniaNov 15, 2022 • 2 min read
I have been traveling around Albania for more than four years – visiting each part, city, village. During my travels, I have seen spectacular and scenic spots
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historyExplore the Balkans on these four epic drivesFeb 1, 2021 • 5 min read
Explore the Balkan Peninsula and the turquoise waters of the Adriatic with these scenic drives in southeastern Europe – a perfect road trip experience.
wildlife and natureDiscover why the Accursed Mountains are Europe's most misunderstood regionNov 12, 2020 • 10 min read
Oliver Smith travels to the remote borders of Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo to set foot in a once-forbidden mountain wilderness where, today, walkers are…
wildlife and natureDevilish beauty along the Peaks of the Balkans trailFeb 28, 2020 • 11 min read
The borderlands where Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo meet are one of Europe's wildest corners, whose mountains once inspired fear and now draw hikers
beachesThe best beaches of the Albanian RivieraJun 24, 2019 • 4 min read
Albania’s rugged coastline, with traditional villages nestled in isolated bays and golden beaches lapped by turquoise waters, was a revelation when…
road tripsAlbanian road trip: history behind the bunkersJun 19, 2018 • 5 min read
Having spent nearly half of the 20th century isolated from the rest of the world, Albania remains somewhat a land of mystery, only recently making its way…
foodHistory and hedonism in TiranaMar 29, 2018 • 5 min read
As far as travel hubs go, Tirana has a perfect setting. Albania’s capital is squeezed between the Adriatic Coast beaches and the hiking trails of the so…
hikingThe Via Dinarica hiking trail: a cultural corridor across the BalkansJul 16, 2016 • 6 min read
Waves of fog battled patches of blue sky as the Via Dinarica hiking trail inclined sharply to the junction between Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. At the…
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artFrom bunkers to Blloku: two days in TiranaJul 15, 2016 • 5 min read
Lively Tirana wears its history with pride. It would be easy to mistake Albania’s colourful capital for any modern city in Western Europe – with…
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