Albania Travel Stories

Aug 23, 2023 • 7 min read

A detailed account of how one writer spent three days in this vibrant European capital for under $400 per person.

Nov 15, 2022 • 7 min read

Albania’s natural beauty will take your breath away - and you’ll have far more of it to yourself than neighboring Greece. 

Nov 15, 2022 • 2 min read

I have been traveling around Albania for more than four years – visiting each part, city, village. During my travels, I have seen spectacular and scenic spots

Feb 1, 2021 • 5 min read

Explore the Balkan Peninsula and the turquoise waters of the Adriatic with these scenic drives in southeastern Europe – a perfect road trip experience.

Nov 12, 2020 • 10 min read

Oliver Smith travels to the remote borders of Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo to set foot in a once-forbidden mountain wilderness where, today, walkers are…

Feb 28, 2020 • 11 min read

The borderlands where Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo meet are one of Europe's wildest corners, whose mountains once inspired fear and now draw hikers

Jun 24, 2019 • 4 min read

Albania’s rugged coastline, with traditional villages nestled in isolated bays and golden beaches lapped by turquoise waters, was a revelation when…

Jun 19, 2018 • 5 min read

Having spent nearly half of the 20th century isolated from the rest of the world, Albania remains somewhat a land of mystery, only recently making its way…

Mar 29, 2018 • 5 min read

As far as travel hubs go, Tirana has a perfect setting. Albania’s capital is squeezed between the Adriatic Coast beaches and the hiking trails of the so…

Jul 16, 2016 • 6 min read

Waves of fog battled patches of blue sky as the Via Dinarica hiking trail inclined sharply to the junction between Albania, Montenegro and Kosovo. At the…

Jul 15, 2016 • 5 min read

Lively Tirana wears its history with pride. It would be easy to mistake Albania’s colourful capital for any modern city in Western Europe – with…