Country Info
- Tirana
- Capital
- Lek (ALL)
- Currency
- 3,510,484
- Population
- AL
- Country Code
Albania Slideshow
Top Hotels in Albania
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Hotel Bleart Durres
11 reviews -
Regency Hotel Albania Korce
10 reviews -
Hotel Liro Vlore
15 reviews
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Hotel Millenium Pogradec
8 reviews
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Antag Hotel Shengjin
5 reviews
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Haxhiu Hotel Tirana
4 reviews
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Nirvana Hotel Tirana
4 reviews
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Castle Konti Hotel Tirana
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Hotel La Perla Sarande
1 review
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Grand Hotel Europa Shkoder
13 reviews
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Aragosta Hotel Durres
10 reviews -
Grand Hotel Korca Korce
9 reviews -
Hotel Pavarsia Vlore
7 reviews
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Hotel Royal Pogradec
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Ermiri Palace Complex Lezhe
2 reviews
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Hotel Arber Tirana
7 reviews
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Pike Loti Tirana
1 review
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Vila Belvedere Hotel Tirana
4 reviews
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Hotel Selvia Sarande
1 review
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Hotel Adriatik Shkoder
1 review
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Lyden Hotel Durres
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Hotel Smerald Korce
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Hotel Paradise Beach Vlore
6 reviews
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Hotel Perla Pogradec
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Puka Touristic Hotel Puke
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Hotel Brilant Antik Tirana
16 reviews
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Hotel Airport Tirana
23 reviews
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Hotel Joni Sarande
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Hotel Keti Durres
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Vila Belvedere Durres
4 reviews
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Dardha Touristic Village Korce
1 review
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Hotel Primavera Vlore
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Hotel Belvedere Pogradec
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Hotel Argena Lushnje
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Hotel Stela Tirana
4 reviews
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Hotel Lido Durres
4 reviews
Albania
Travel Blogs from Albania
Introduction to Albanians
... who are one in a million. I had lost count how many times I encountered amazing generosity during the last 9 days in Albania. I can only create a list of the most memorable. Albanians' random acts of kindness: ...
Weekend away
... you're eating! Saturday was a day of rest after our mountain climb the day before. We started with a game of volleyball- Albania v. England (its almost a national sport here). We nearly won... they just beat us 21-25! I've noticed how competitive they ...
Fire engine required...
At the risk of sounding like someone who likes to be right: A fire engine was called this evening. Embers from the four fires near to us had been carried on the ever increasing breeze and had set alight the shrubs and grass right next to the restaurant. ...
Naechster Stop Albanien / Next stop Albannia
... Nacht im sehr sympatischen Hotel gebucht. XXXXX With only a small map from a travel guide I headed through Serbia- Montenegro to Albania. And there are no maps available...! Thus I drove through Albania only with a small map to Shkoder and booked a ...
Bruna's birthday
When Bruna got up and came outside to find her plate of choc brownies, we all crowded round and sung 'Shume Urime per ty' (happy birthday in Albanian) and wished her 'Guzuar Ditulindjen'. She seemed to really appreciate it. We were running another ...
Bunkers and beaches
A piece of advice for anyone planning on travelling in Albania - don't take the trains! Although not the worst train I've ever been on (that honour is reserved for the P-trains in Romania), it comes a close second and I was on it for a lot longer than was ...
Saranda Stopover
Saranda. After a packed bus ride, where people where made to get out of their seats for me, i arrived in Saranda. Intending to get to Greece somehow i was told the only bus was at 7 the next morning. I decided to catch the ferry to Corfu. This guy ...
Village visit
... stops along the way, and we saw wild tortoises. The scenery was amazing-again I can't believe more people arent visiting Albania! We arrived at this villa style house that had been built entirely by our host, Zeneli. We went throught the formal ...
Day 286 - Special Sweaters in Sarande
... all leave their mark, even in the briefest flash of time and in the unforgettable moments of laughter, jubilation and awe. Albania has been no exception. Our first night in Sarande at the Hairy Lemon Hostel (a much classier iteration of the ...
Day 283 - Adrift in Albania
... off at the next major city and try to find a bus or hitchhike to the coast to make our way back south. In Albania the mass transportation is an interesting mix of public buses and a thing called a “furgon.” Essentially it’s ...
Recovery
... it to be the keyhole to the Western Balkans. Trev in particular believes that if Kruje becomes Christian, the rest of Albania and the Western Balkans will follow. Interestingly, Turkey is the only place Albanians can go without a visa- apparently they ...
Day 289 - A Mind Divided
I don't often talk about my finances for this adventure, but they’re always in the back of my mind. It’s been almost ten months on the road, and I’ve been from Bangkok to Berlin, spanning oceans, mountains and continents. Most of ...
TWO DAYS IN ALBANIA
Pictures for "Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul)" by Hardie Karges, more info available at ...
A Castle and a Cult Museum
... The homes have huge windows and are made of solid concrete. No insulating material. I trust this keeps them deliciously cool during Albania's 40 degree plus summers, but they must be freezing this time of year. I also notice many of them have large water ...
Tirana & Durres (D)
... the only country in Europe which doesn’t check against the stolen chassis number database before registering a car with new Albania plates. Hopefully no worries for our slightly less desirable HiAce then. Tirana was an interesting place to visit for ...
Enter the 'Eee PC (Air)'
... no apparent reason) so I'm just hoping that it lasts for the duration of this trip. Politically incorrect finds in an Albania milkbar: We went to a cute little city called Kruja today, we saw an amazing museum with really stunning and unusual things ...
Tirana
... it is Europe - a little wilder and rougher around the edges. Western Europe is wonderful, but it has a certain predictability to it, and Albania is definitely devoid of that. As we explored the city, we saw more and more of this, from the chickens in the ...
Into Albania (B)
... smoking and lazing about. We went through pretty swiftly and then had to buy car insurance as our current policy wouldn’t cover Albania. It was 90€ - apparently people think there is a pretty good chance of a claim so they hike up the ...
Bunker spotting
... . Given the amount of horror stories (read: hogwash) running rampant about the place in neighboring countries, it's good to get here and see what's really happening. No two ways about it: Albania's a severely underrated and seriously interesting ...
In Ruins (B)
... . With this weather I was sure it would be closer to 6. Outside of Berat we made a quick stop at Cobos winery, a famous Albania winery started in early 1900s that was forced to stop production in communist times. It reopened in the mid 1990s. We were ...
The Town of A Thousand Windows
... echoes up and down the street. I see few other women and none alone, but I feel safe. Every man I have met so far in Albania has been exceedingly polite, kind, and friendly. Were that all men on my travels could be this way. Of course, I am an oddity and ...
Mercedes Paradise
... a float due to the force of the water. Next to the spring there is a gasstation with a little restaurant. Now, restaurant in Albania means: a few tables and chairs, a cooler with beer, a bottle of the local firewater and husband and wife that make some ...
Children's meeting
... already by the week we've had in Albania. After lunch we head to the castle museum, which gives the history of Albania and their national hero Skanderberg. Can't remember the details, but long story short, Skanderberg held off the Ottoman Empire for many ...
Bunkers and Butrint
... from attack! On the surface, it doesn't seem that dumb, though in reality, I don't think the probability of anyone attacking Albania was particularly high. Hoxha hired a chief engineer and had him design a bunker. The engineer came up with a domed roof ...
You don't make friends with salad
... not be so white-knuckled on the roads! How to turn something awful into something useful: You can't take a drive through Albania without noticing it's dotted by thousands of small, concrete domes, most of which are still pretty intact. These almost ...
Another Fortress
... the word "beautiful." Hence, for our three hours together, everything was beautiful. Most frequently, it was I who was beautiful, but Albania was declared beautiful a number of times, and the rice pilaf for lunch even managed to make it into the beautiful ...
Girls Morning
... came in a bag so I couldnt even use packaging as a guide - and they dont seem to have self raising flour or baking powder in Albania! So I tried to make a chocolate cake, which of course didnt rise, and I had no idea how long to leave it in the oven ...