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Albania has been named top country to visit for 2011

Details: Category: Travel to Albania; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Lonely Planet named Albania top country to visit in 2011:

"Picture a place where rulers have names like King Zog, Enver Hoxha and Bamir Topi. Set the scene with coastal cliffs, snow-capped mountains and jungle-wrapped ruins. Cast some female sworn virgins to fill the roles of men who have been lost in ancient blood feuds. Let the spoken dialects be known as Tosk and Gheg. Make it that daily life is governed by a code of conduct with 1262 instructions including 38 on hospitality towards guests."

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Thethi - Pure Nature

Details: Category: Shkodra; Last Updated: 08 September 2015

Theth is a remote rural town within the mountains. You can find two videos on the link below how tourists (mainly through a Germany travel company) go and visit this location. It is based on sustainable tourism and the remote location has actually helped to preserve the nature intact.
The videos are only in Albanian, sorry.
Theth Tourism Video

Am I the type of tourist that visits Albania? Find Out!

Details: Category: Travel to Albania; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Did you ever wonder if you are the type of person who would visit Albania? Well now you can find out without traveling. United Nations have sponsored this informative research and you can get all the statistics from the PDF.

Berat Part of UNESCO World Heritage

Details: Category: Berat; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Berat is not officially part of UNESCO World Heritage. It "bears witness to the coexistence of various religious and cultural communities down the centuries".

The Indepent: The beaches are clean in Albania

Details: Category: Travel to Albania; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

"My worries evaporated as soon as our boat sped into a magnificent bay. The town of Saranda sweeps in a grand arc around one of the great natural harbours of the Ionian Sea. No doubt the Communist regime of Enver Hoxha once pumped a good deal of sludge into these blue waters, but one side-effect of Albania's abrupt de-industrialisation in the early 1990s is a lack of pollution."

Albania offers melange of weirdness and charm

Details: Category: Culture Tours; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

An interesting article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
"Pulling down the statues of Albania's real-life Dr. Evil, Enver Hoxha, was easy. Deleting his name from the mountain above town wasn't.
The despotic crackpot who ruled this odd little country for four decades had his first name burned into the mountainside above Berati with acid, in letters 50 feet high. They're going to be there a long time."

Albania, enjoy the land of the eagles

Details: Category: Culture Tours; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

First day
Arrival in Tirana

Meet the tour guide and transfer to the hotel Chateau Linza 4star Hotel, 10 min from the center at the legs of Linza hill overlooking the whole city of Tirana. Other description can be added if you need more information.
While transferring to the hotel short tour of the city where the guide explains the main attractions.

Tirana Kruja Durres

Details: Category: Culture Tours; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Day 1:TIRANA

Arrival in Mother Tereza airport, meet & assisted by our guide. Transfer by bus and accommodation in the hotel.
Enjoy the welcome dinner in Chateau Linza Hotel with a wonderful view of Tirana.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Discover the Nature of Skrapari (Full-day)

Details: Category: Culture Tours; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Tour Description: At 8:00 oclock in the morning we start our tour in direction to Corovoda. The drive from Berat through the scenic Osumi valley takes a bit more than one hour, and just a little later we ride along the amazing Canyon of Osumi. During the trip you will discover the traces of the legend of Gropa e nuses and Kemba e nuses. Then we head back to Corovoda for a tasty lunch. For a convenient digestion we will make an easy, rather impressive walk to Mali i Care and visit the spectacular entrance of the Pirogosh-cave. We will be back to Berat during the afternoon.

Trip to Dajti

Details: Category: Tirana; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Going up

If you visit Tirana one of the must-see places is Dajti. Few years ago it was not that popular because it was relatively far from Tirana but now with the cable car, the trips last about 14 minutes and the 2-way ticket is 500 lek($5+). Dajti is becoming a fairly popular place.

Mali Robit Resort 4 star - Durres 15min from downtown

Details: Category: Durres Hotels; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Hotel Mali Robit, Durres - Albania Hotels

Mali i Robit Resort is located just in the midst of a dynamic "Spectacular by Nature" . It offers to you a stunning environment that embodies the classic "Art of a Fine Resort".
On arrival to the resort, it is apparent that Mali i Robit is a sanctuary that soothes the senses with its spectacular view, and a combination of traditional styled stones and wood work, with modern art of construction of marble, stone, wood and glass, thus providing a dramatic counterpoint to the resort's stunning architecture and innovative design.

Chateau Linza Hotel 4 star - Tirana, 15min from downtown

Details: Category: Tirana Hotels; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Luxurious, elegant and sophisticated decor along with attention to detail ensures the new benchmark in the 'art of hospitality'. It is the "Art of this fine Hotel".... gracious surroundings, dazzling views, service and hospitality in an extraordinary site. This is why people keep saying: "There is no place like it in Tirana".

Hotel Sheraton & Towers 5 star - Tirana 5min from centre

Details: Category: Tirana Hotels; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

The Sheraton Tirana Hotel & Towers is the best 5-Star hotel in Tirana. The hotel is located within a shopping and entertainment complex near the center of Tirana and near many embassies and businesses. The hotel has a total of 151 rooms, including 56 suites and two Towers floors.

History of Tirana

Details: Category: Tirana; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

Tirana (pronounced: Tih-rana) is the capital and the largest city (2005 est. pop. 700,000) of Albania. It is the administrative, cultural, economic, and industrial center of the Republic of Albania.

Skenderbeu - Tirana, Albania Church - Tirana Albania Museum - Tirana Albania University - Tirana Albania

History of Butrinti

Details: Category: Saranda; Last Updated: 03 July 2014

The ancient ruins of Butrint are located about 11 miles south of Saranda and are of special interest if you are into interesting insights into ancient world ruins. Virgil claimed that the Trojans settled Butrint, but no evidence of this has yet been found, and the site has been pored over by archaeologists trying to prove it. Treasure hunters from Italy lifted many of the antiquities before the war, but most have since been returned and are on display at the National Museum of History in Tirana. Greeks settled Butrint during the 6th century BC, although the area had been settled long before by the Illyrians.
Butrint, Saranda Albania