Archive for the Category "Albania"
The 2400 year old town of Berat is located in southcentral Albania. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Albania.
As you can see from the pictures, it is no wonder that Berat is also known as “the town of a thousand windows, also the Museum City”
Berat is a good base for exploring the region. The Monastery of Ardenica is not too far and the important archeological site of Apolonia can also be visited in a day. more…
One of Albania’s oldest cities and the main sea port, Durresi lies on a small peninsula on the coast of the Adriatic sea. Although international travellers do visit to see some of the archaeological remnants, the city is better known for its beach resort, Durresi Plazh, attracting Albanian holidaymakers from across the entire Balkan Peninsula.
The city of Durresi was founded in 627 BC as a Greek colony named Epidamnus and was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War in the 5th century BC Later, as Dyrrhachion it became a very important staging post for the Roman Empire. more…
Saranda is 19 km north of Butrint, and the journey time is about 30 minutes by car. From the road there are spectacular views across Lake Butrint to the ancient city of Butrint and out across the Corfu Straits.
Saranda is a city in Southern Albania on the coast of the Ionian. It can be reached easily from the Greek island of Corfu by ferry. The town is a good base for exploring the most beautiful part of the Albanian coast – a strip also known as the Albanian riviera. Also, the coastal road to Vlore is wonderful. more…
Shkodra, or the legendary Scutari (as it is called by the Italians), is one of Albania’s most well known cities; it’s also one of the oldest settlements in Europe. Shkodra lies about 80 km from Tirana, and is generally regarded as the centre of the Gheg culture.
One of Albania’s oldest cities, an important economic and cultural center with around 81,000 inhabitants. It lies on southern part of the plain of Mbishkodra, next to the Shkodra Lake (Liqeni i Shkodr’s), between the rivers Drin and Bun’, the mountain of Tarabosh, and the Rozafa Castle.
At one time the site of an Illyrian fortress, Shkodra still contains some imposing reminders of its past. Among the city’s best-known sights are the Rozafa fortress (which lies about two km from the city), the multiple-domed Leaden Mosque, and the Franciscan Church, a symbol of the fact that Shkodra was one of the prominent Christian cities in Albania. more…