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Republic of Albania, former Albanian People's Republic.

Counties in Albania : Berat, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korçë, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirana and Vlore.

Cities in Albania : Berat, Durres, Elbasan, Saranda, Shkodra, Vlora

Capital City of Albania: Tirana


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Camping & Caravanning

Not advised

Car Rental

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Hotels in Albania

 TFTHostels  -  Seach all hostels, book the cheapest
Hostels, Budget Hotels, Apartments, Guesthouses, B&B, and Campsites.
Hostel search engine. Search all Hostels, find the cheapest. Compare rates, reviews and recommendations. Check availability, specs and location. Book the hostel of your choice by visiting the hostel booking website.

 Albinfo.com  -  Albanan portal website

Travel Agents / Tour Operator

 -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car

 Regent Holidays  -  Tirana City Break and classic Albania
This suggested individual itinerary begins in Tirana, where the hustle and bustle of Skanderbeg Square is best viewed over a raki from a pavement café. Travelling south to Saranda via Gjirokastra, birthplace of Enver Hoxha the former Communist leader, you will visit the Museum of Weapons and the imposing fortress rebuilt by Ali Pasha. Not far from the resort of Saranda lie the impressive ruins of Butrint. Ignored for many years, rambling creepers hid ancient masonry and buildings so effectively that a Roman Theatre and Baptistery have only recently been discovered. Leaving Saranda, the tour heads north along the breathtaking coastal road to Berat, which is known locally as the 'Riviera of Flowers'. Berat, so called the 'city of a thousand windows', is a striking hillside museum town dominated by its medieval citadel. Next stop is the coastal resort of Durres with its Roman amphitheatre and archaeological museum. After Durres, the tour continues to Kruje, a medieval town perched atop pine-covered mountains. Here, the cobbled 'Turkish Bazaar', ethnographic exhibition and the socialist-realist Skanderbeg museum are unmissable.



Travel Guides Albania / Related books

Travel Guides Albania [ Amazon.co.uk ]

Albania Travel Guides [ Maps International ]

Albania (Bradt Travel Guides S.) -  Gillian Gloyer
Albania is perhaps the last hidden corner of Eastern Europe, opening its frontiers to travellers after decades of tyranny and instability, and now safe for visitors. The Bradt guide takes a look at how and where to explore the heritage of a country influenced by the Greeks, Romans, Italians and Turks, who have all left their mark on the landscape and culture. Gillian Gloyer's guide helps travellers get the most out of their sightseeing whilst enjoying Albania's hospitality and natural beauty. It offers in-depth coverage of the capital, Tirana, as well as detailing archaeological attractions and museums and their historic background. Practical information includes transport links by air, bus, ferry and hydrofoil and an easy-to-follow guide to the Albanian language.
Paperback 272 pages (November 21, 2003); Publisher: BRADT Travel Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1841620807
The Accursed Mountains: Journeys in Albania -  Robert Carver
Travelling by bus, on foot, by mule and horse, staying with Albanians in their houses and crumbling Stalinist tower blocks, Robert Carver meets Vlach shepherds and village intellectuals, ex-Communist Special Forces officers and juvenile heroin smugglers, missionaries with jeeps and light planes, and ex-prisoners of Enver Hoxha who have spent 45 years in the Albanian gulag. In the remote villages of the Accursed Mountains of the far north, he is the first Briton seen since World War II, when Intelligence officers were parachuted in to help fight the German occupiers. On his journey to Lake Gashit, high above the snowline on the Serb -Montenegrin border, Carver survives murder attempts and suicidal bus rides. He sees villages last visited by outsiders in 1933, which had effectively been hermetically sealed off from the rest of the world.
Paperback 352 pages (August 2, 1999); Publisher: Flamingo; Language: English
 Guide for Albania and Kosova: In Your Pocket

Transportation / How do I travel to Albania

 Airport of Tirana [ TIA ] - see Sleeping Airports
Tirana airport is 25 miles from the city centre. Taxis are available from outside the terminal and a bus service is also available.

 

 Alitalia / Opodo  -  Rome / Tirana

 Austrian Airlines / Opodo  -  UK - Vienna / Tirana

  Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible

 Albanian Airlines [ LV ]

International Rail  
Book InterRail, Europdomino and other European Rail Passes online and explore Europe your way with a large selection of rail passes and tickets offering maximum flexibility. Click to find out more.

 HSH - Albanian Ralways - see Ministry of Transport / Transportminesterium Albanien
 HSA = Hekurudha e Shqipërisë [ Railways ]

   - coach / bus to Albania

 Boat -  From Durrës ferries to Italy [ Bari 4-7 hrs., Brindisi and Trieste 23 hts., Ancona 16 hrs.] and to Slovenia [ Koper 22 hrs.]. More ferries between Vlora and Bari [ 11 hrs.], Otranto and Brindisi and also between Saranda and Corfu in Greece.

 Maps International  - Albania Maps
 Maps of Albania [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


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 Travel Insurance  -  travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Tirana  -  Capital City of Albania

 Berat [ Berat, Kuçovë, Skrapar ]  -  with capital Berat
 Dibër [ Bulqizë, Dibër, Mat ]  -  with capital Peshkopi
 Durrës [ Durrës, Krujë ]  -  with capital Durrës
 Elbasan [ Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin ]  -  with capital Elbasan
 Fier [ Fier, Lushnjë, Mallakastër ]  -  with capital Fier
 Gjirokastër [ Gjirokastër, Përmet, Tepelenë ]  -  with capital Gjirokastër
 Korçë [ Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë, Pogradec ]  -  with capital Korçë
 Kukës [ Has, Kukës, Tropojë ]  -  with capital Kukës
 Lezhë [ Kurbin, Lezhë, Mirditë ]  -  with capital Lezhë
 Shkodër [ Malësi e Madhe, Pukë, Shkodër ]  -  with capital Shkodër
 Tirana [ Kavajë, Tiranë ]  -  with capital Tirana
 Vlorë [ Delvinë, Sarandë, Vlorë ]  -  with capital Vlorë

 Berati  -  City of a Thousand Windows  - s ee also United-Albania.com
Berati, a city in south central Albania. Located near the Osum River, Berat is the commercial center for the surrounding agricultural region in which tobacco, grapes, and fruits are grown. The town of Berat, overshadowed to the east by mount Tomorr (2400m), is built on an ancient Illyrian dwelling site, which goes back to the sixth century B.C. Its innumerable monuments and beautiful and characteristic architecture of its houses have proclaimed Berat, a museum town.
 Durres
One of Albania's oldest cities, the country's main sea port, the second largest industrial center after Tirana. Durres lies on a small peninsula on the coast of the Adriatic sea.
The legend says that it was founded by Epidamnos, the Illyrian King of the area, who called it by his own name and named the port area after his grandson - Dyrrah
 Elbasan
Elbasan is the site of the ancient city of Skampa founded in the 1st century A.D. It came into being and developed during the construction of the Egnatia route - a main road artery in the land communications and trade and commercial interchanges between the Apennine Peninsula, on one side and the Balkan Peninsula and the East on the other.
 Gjirokastra  -  one of the most important cities in south Albania -  declared Museum City
 Korca  -  largest city in southeast Albania
 Kruja
 Peshkopia
Peshkopia lies on the eastern part of Albania, on either side of the Black Drini river. The Drini valley is the lowest part of the district. The Korabi peak (2751 m) is the country's highest peak, which is situated in this district. Peshkopia has a population of 10,000 inhabitants. Mineral ores such as chromium, sulphur, marble have been discovered in this district. The thermal mineral water springs are situated in the vicinity of Peshkopia and have important medicinal values.
 Pogradec
On the top of the hill overlooking Pogradec there is an ancient Illyrian fortress believed to have been known as Encheleana. In the Middle Ages this fortress was reconstructed and the place was renamed by the Bulgarians, who invaded Southeastern Albania at this time. [ Pogradec, Pod Grad - the place beneath the fortress ].
 Saranda
Saranda is situated in an open sea gulf, opposite the island of Corfu. The sea panorama, the variety of flora, favoured by the soft climate, make Saranda the preferred centre for rest and recreation and an important tourist town. Most Albanian couples come to spend their honey-moon in Saranda. That's why it is known in Albania as the town of the honey-mooners
 Shkodra
Shkodra was known as an old artisan centre, as well as road and river junction with a considerable transit trade. Shkodra (formerly Scutari) is the third largest town in Albania. It is one of the oldest towns in Europe, having been in the third century B.C. the capital of the Illyrian Kingdom of the Ardians whose queen was the Legendary Teuta.
 Vlora  -  coastal town

 Devollit river

 Albanian Daily News
 Enver Hoxa  -  former communist leader
 Official newsagent Republic of Albania
 Radio Televizioni 21 

Cuisine  -  Albanian Recipes

 Recipes from Albania

History of Albania

Independent: 28th of November 1912 [ from Ottoman Empire ]

 Albanian History  -  Wikipedia
In the area that is today Albania, human activity has been present since the beginning of human history. The earlier inhabitants were probably part of the pre-Indo-European populace that occupied the coastline of most parts of the Mediterranean...
 British Library  -  Albanian Collection
An overview of the Albanian Collections | Catalogues, printed guides and other resources | Albanian material elsewhere in the British Library

Music, Arts & Culture, Entertainment

 Albmuzika  -  Albanian music, art, culture, media and religion
 Shaban's Albanian Music site

Web Portal / Albanian Search Engine / Directory

 Tirana Online
 Albinfo.com  -  search engine / portal site
 Albanian.com
 BUBL Links
 The Albanian Homepage
 United-Albania.com
National [ Albanian ] portal offers information relating to tourism, commerce, industry, services, yachting etc
 Yellow Guide Albania

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