Albania

Browse 4 travel guides across 2 destinations

Saranda

The Town Where Ten Euros Still Buys a Fish Dinner: A Budget Guide to Saranda, Albania

A 2026 budget guide to Saranda on the Albanian Riviera: fish dinners for ten euros, furgon buses, Ksamil beach prices, Butrint and the Blue Eye day trips, the Corfu ferry hack, honest math, and what to skip.

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Culture & History

Gjirokastër: Ottoman Tower Houses, a Captured Spy Plane, and Albania's Cold War Underworld

A guide to Albania's UNESCO-listed Stone City, where 200-year-old Ottoman tower houses, a dictator's reconstructed birthplace, and a secret Cold War tunnel hide under slate roofs — with verified prices, hours, and what to skip.

Culture & History

Berat, Albania: The City of a Thousand Windows Where 500 Neighbors Still Live Inside a 2,400-Year-Old Castle

Ottoman houses stacked against a Byzantine citadel, fiery-red icons in a castle church, qifqi rice balls in Mangalem courtyards, and a gorge the locals raft when the snow melts.

Culture & History

Tirana, Albania: Where Communist Bunkers Meet Painted Streets and a City Reinventing Itself

A comprehensive cultural guide to Tirana, Albania, from communist bunkers and secret police museums to painted streets, Ottoman mosques, and farm-to-table dining. With specific addresses, prices, opening hours, and what to skip.