We arrived again late to Saranda – one of the most charming towns of the Albanian Riviera. This summer seems like half Tirana relocates here to enjoy the busy beach and busier nightlife along its crowd-filled seaside promenade. What was once a sleepy fishing village is now a thriving...
We were driving through the famous Llogara Pass (1043 m) which is nestled in the middle of the Çika Mountain range which is part of the Llogara National Park. It’s a spectacular winding road, rising up to 1,027 m and overlooking the Ionian coast of the Albanian Riviera. This is the...
We arrived late at night in the city (as usual), but we still made a short walk along the huge beach walk. The next morning we went around the old city on a scooter. Vlora is an old city founded in the sixth century B.C., originally known by the name Aulona. Vlora is situated in a...
Today we made a short hike around the ancient Illyrian city founded by King Pyrrhus of Epirus. For the Albanians, the city of Byllis, dating back to the 4th century BC, is one of the most important archeological sites in Albania. It has been the largest city of Southern Illyria due to its...
We explored some remains of Hoxha’s program of “bunkerisation”, which resulted in the construction of bunkers in every corner of Albania. Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers (built 1960 to 1983) still crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism. Later we arrived...
Visit of the famous UNESCO heritage city with a castle on the top of the hill from where you can get a great view of the facades of the white houses settled around the river. Within its walls are Byzantine churches, the Red Mosque, and the Onufri National Museum, with Christian icons...
We arrived at the beach inside National Park Divjakë-Karavasta, it’s located near the Adriatic Sea. We did overnight just on the great long lonely sandy beach. The park spans a territory of 222,3 square kilometers with wetlands, salt marshes, coastal meadows, floodplains, woodlands...
A short visit to ancient Ottoman remains in the city located at the very center of Albania. Its central location, North to South and East to West, is the reason it is sometimes referred to as “Kurthiza e Shqipërisë” (The Bellybutton of Albania). Parking location –...
We arrived just the right time to catch the sunset at the Durrës sandy beach. We made overnight here and scrolled around the beach walk with plenty of street food stands and shops. In the morning we made a visit to the port city with its huge Roman amphitheater and remains from the Greek...
We visited the lonely castle on the way to Durrës, which overlooks the local city Prëze and from where we got great views around the area. The Prezë Castle is a medieval structure located on a small hilltop. Castle construction has started in the 14th century and was completed in the...