I was sitting with a friend in a Vlorë bar in May, sipping some excellent homemade raki – we were out there with a football tour we’d organised – when he leaned over and said, “Did you know there’s a British TV programme being filmed in Dhermi? Lots of pretty people on the beach.” I...Read More

Albania’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Ancient Wonders: A Guide for the Culturally Curious Albania doesn’t shout about its history. It doesn’t need to. From the perfectly preserved Ottoman streets of Berat to the layered ruins of Butrint – Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian all in one extraordinary place. The country carries its past with...Read More

A post appeared in an Albania Facebook group recently that perfectly illustrates why Albania is good value and not cheap. It got us thinking as to why that distinction matters more than most visitors realise Someone had been quoted €160 for a day tour for four people in Berat, taking in Bogova Waterfall and Osumi...Read More