Albania ( Shqipëri ). A voyage to Albania, Europe - Tirana, Durrës, Vlorë, Elbasan, Shkodër, Fier, Korçë, Berat, Lushnjë, Kavajë, Sarandë...

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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0qTgaXwermk/UDzCQsP6EeI/AAAAAAAARSs/FXS_Bx9r9Mo/s1600/Abania+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="110" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0qTgaXwermk/UDzCQsP6EeI/AAAAAAAARSs/FXS_Bx9r9Mo/s200/Abania+23.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAz2EFfK8GpXaWfKFQYz3MIq0RJ5XP6qDrjOu1ylHcmKMHz-w-XFj3PCOC2CrHI9NUlTzT30MQQ6W3CKP2ADOZ_IjoGQa0HIXycPFM0ePsy-xedpIOgoqmIeDdlTHzvuS6dlCGTXUBlh4/s1600/Abania+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAz2EFfK8GpXaWfKFQYz3MIq0RJ5XP6qDrjOu1ylHcmKMHz-w-XFj3PCOC2CrHI9NUlTzT30MQQ6W3CKP2ADOZ_IjoGQa0HIXycPFM0ePsy-xedpIOgoqmIeDdlTHzvuS6dlCGTXUBlh4/s320/Abania+19.jpg" width="320" /></a>Awaking Sleeping Beauty–like in the 1990s from her hardline communist isolation, Albania was a stranger from another time. Her cities weren’t choked by car fumes, her beaches were unspoilt by mass tourism, her long-suffering people were a little dazed and confused. While things have changed a lot since then, this ancient land still offers something increasingly rare in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a> these days – a glance into a culture that is all its own. Raised on a diet of separation and hardship, Albania is distinctly Albanian.<br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"></div></div></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rIQ2DdfX-Io/UDzCTl8XlYI/AAAAAAAARS8/XRJUx5N7mFA/s1600/Abania+25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rIQ2DdfX-Io/UDzCTl8XlYI/AAAAAAAARS8/XRJUx5N7mFA/s320/Abania+25.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m8ZygKW5V8E/UDzCAEFuZDI/AAAAAAAARRU/qBZXMlxSpts/s1600/Abania+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m8ZygKW5V8E/UDzCAEFuZDI/AAAAAAAARRU/qBZXMlxSpts/s200/Abania+13.jpg" width="200" /></a>You’ll continue to find beautiful pristine beaches on parts of the <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358546">Ionian Coast</a> (try the charming town of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358547">Saranda</a>), fascinating classical sites like ancient <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358540">Berat</a>, and dramatic mountain citadels, but the mad traffic of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358549">Tirana</a> is symptomatic of a bustling, bright city shrugging off its Stalinist grey patina. Squat toilets are no longer the norm and you can even sip cocktails at hip bars while listening to rock bands. Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358543">Northern Albania</a> keeps the country's reputation as a wild frontier alive and well, with bleak mountains and the occasional blood feud.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5OOdYts8SPQ/UDzCWMEsVMI/AAAAAAAARTI/eNhqPkqdsCI/s1600/Abania+27.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5OOdYts8SPQ/UDzCWMEsVMI/AAAAAAAARTI/eNhqPkqdsCI/s320/Abania+27.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aK0OVrIs9bEHRKuU_647CL0RRKvDbYApjFycjay7gYLMaO4MpQ8-ZS1RSYVF_cxqzpTT8F9m1ZIzhH1U9ypvogiI2RwT9REEilbZIQ6W6YrdJNbFy04oyEEMNLZ9FbJnR1eJZk6761ZA/s1600/Albania+30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Not just the preserve of the adventurous, Albania is a warm and sincerely hospitable country – with enough rough edges to keep it interesting.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/albania#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><b>Ready to go?</b><br />These tours & activities make it easy:<br /><ul class="inBody"><li>Go on an Albanian adventure <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe/tours/explorer/albanian-adventure?lpaffil=fbta1">along the Adriatic coast</a></li><li>Discover Albania an extensive <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe/tours/explorer/vienna-to-athens?lpaffil=fbta1">jaunt from Vienna to Athens</a></li></ul><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aK0OVrIs9bEHRKuU_647CL0RRKvDbYApjFycjay7gYLMaO4MpQ8-ZS1RSYVF_cxqzpTT8F9m1ZIzhH1U9ypvogiI2RwT9REEilbZIQ6W6YrdJNbFy04oyEEMNLZ9FbJnR1eJZk6761ZA/s1600/Albania+30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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Albania ( Shqipëri ). A voyage to Albania, Europe - Tirana, Durrës, Vlorë, Elbasan, Shkodër, Fier, Korçë, Berat, Lushnjë, Kavajë, Sarandë...

  Awaking Sleeping Beauty–like in the 1990s from her hardline communist isolation, Albania was a stranger from another time. Her cities we...

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