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Korça, Albania: The Little Paris of the Balkans

Korça, Albania: The Little Paris of the BalkansTucked into the southeast corner of Albania, close to the borders of Greece and North Macedonia, Korça doesn't look or feel like the rest of the country — and that's exactly the point. Locals…

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How Many Days Do You Need in Albania? A Practical Trip-Length Guide

How Many Days Do You Need in Albania? A Practical Trip-Length GuideThis is the question almost everyone asks before booking flights, and the honest answer is: it…

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Things to Do in Durrës: A Complete Guide Beyond the Beach

Things to Do in Durrës: A Complete Guide Beyond the BeachSay "Durrës" to most travelers and they'll picture sun loungers and a long sandy waterfront. Fair enough…

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Best Day Trips from Tirana: 5 Places Worth Leaving the Capital For

Best Day Trips from Tirana: 5 Places Worth Leaving the Capital ForOne of the best things about basing yourself in Tirana is how little time it takes to be somewhere…

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Fërgesë, Qumështor, Sultjaç: 3 Albanian Comfort Foods You Need to Try

Fërgesë, Qumështor, Sultjaç: 3 Albanian Comfort Foods You Need to TryAlbanian cuisine doesn't get the spotlight that its Balkan neighbors do, but ask anyone who…

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Durrës Amphitheatre: History, Visiting Hours, and Why It's Underrated

Durrës Amphitheatre: History, Visiting Hours, and Why It's UnderratedMost visitors to Durrës head straight for the beach and never notice they're walking a few…

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Three days on the Albanian Riviera, without the crowds

The road from Vlora climbs for forty minutes before it shows you anything. Then the Llogara pass drops away and the whole Ionian coast is below you at once — a…

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Elbasan in half a day: castle walls, ballokume and a very good coffee

Elbasan is an hour from Tirana on a good road, and almost nobody stops. The city wears its history awkwardly — a Roman fortress with apartment blocks growing out of…

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When to visit Albania: a month-by-month guide

Albania has a short, ferocious high season and nine other months that almost nobody writes about. The sea is warm well into October, the mountains are impassable…

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