We had the incredible op­portunity recently to visit a country that many people have not even thought of as a tourist ...

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snow-capped Albanian Alps to the beaches of Sarande, Vlore, and the Karaburun Peninsula. Also look for numerous historic sites, for castles in Shkoder, Berat, and many other locations, and for a ...

In the article, Albania for tourists can be divided into three main areas: the coast, the mountains and the capital Tirana. For beach holidays, the beaches of Saranda, Ksamil and Himara are ...

But Katiaj will soon have to find a new way to attract business. Albania’s government has imposed a year-long ban on the social media app that it says is aimed at reducing youth violence but ...

When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled her flagship plan to intercept, detain and process asylum-seekers in Albania, it was presented as a grand answer to Europe’s migration crisis. But ...

TIRANA, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Every evening, Ergus Katiaj uploads a video on TikTok reminding customers that his shop in Tirana delivers potato chips, cigarettes and alcohol through the night.

The downside is it’s a four-hour drive from Tirana, but you can fly to Corfu instead where you catch a 30-minute ferry to Albania, reaching Saranda, a 20-minute drive to Ksamil. Although flights ...

A court in Rome rules that the first 12 migrants sent to Albania should be brought back to Italy. Arben Kolgjoku said he worked at the illegal grow to pay off a debt, as his parents raised him.

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