Here is the main page covering our visit to Albania, plus a slide show of pictures at the end.
For journal postings from Albania, CLICK HERE.
We’d heard a lot about the lesser known delights of this country, so we decided to visit it along with finishing our tour of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. For that page, click here.
Our itinerary in Albania:
- Shkoder – Lake Koman – Valbona – Theth (Valbona Valley National Park in the Prokletije mountain range)
- Tirana and Durres
- Albanian Riviera: Vlora, Drymades, Sarande, Blue Eye Spring, Ksamil
- Archeological sites of Butrint and Apollonia
- Historic cities of Gjirokastra, Berat
You can also browse the map below for where we’ve done posts. Click a pushpin to find posted articles from the marked locations.
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SLIDE SHOW HINT: If you’ve already seen the earlier pictures in the slide show, keep clicking the Prev link below to get to the end of the group and view our most recent ones.
Lost in the lanes of Berat Castle 
Heroic Skenderbej in his public square, Tirana 
Illyrian style 
Evolving Tirana 
15th century Venetian tower, Durres fort 
Honoring Partisan resister, Durres 
Bunker near Apollonia (Fier) 
Monument of Agonothetes, Greco-Roman Apollonia 
Illyrian shield, Apollonia 
Roman theatre, Butrint 
Honoring Hillary Clinton and US assistance, Sarande 
A birthday greeting to Hoxha on site of his home, Gjirokastra 
Ottoman Pazar (Bazaar), Gjirokastra 
Tunnel, Hoxha bunker, Gjirokaster 
Office, Hoxha bunker, Gjirokaster 
Zekate, Ottoman house, Gjirokastra 
Albanian Riviera south of Vlora 
Albanian couple 
Carved wood Orthodox iconostasis, Berat 
Byzantine era church, Berat castle 
Ottoman Berat 
Ottoman Berat. Mangalemi Quarter beneath the castle 
18th c Et’hem Bey Mosque, Tirana 
Roman amphitheatre, Durres 
Byzantine church mosaics in Roman amphitheatre, Durres 
Christian basilica, Butrint 
Goat road-herding 
Communist era mosaic, National History Museum 
Government building during rule of King Zog I, Tirana 
Government building during rule of King Zog I, Tirana 
Emerging Tirana at old Byzantine-Ottoman fort 
Pyramid for Hoxha, Tirana 
Lining up to leap for freedom bell 
Personal-sized bunker, Tirana 
Cafe culture, Tirana 
18th c Et’hem Bey Mosque, Tirana 
Valbona Valley & Julian Alps on hike to Theth 
In the heights above Theth 
Panorama, sunset over Corfu, Sarande 
Theth lizard 
Central Tirana 
Panorama, Sarande looking out over Corfu 
Lake Koman from the ferry 
Julian Alps from Valbona Valley 
Hip district Shkoder 
Central district Shkoder 
Local ferry melee, Komani 
Local Koman ferry stopping for villagers and goods 
Apartments old and new, Tirana 
Sarande, Albanian Riviera 
Lori beach, Ksamil 
Hotel garden, 18th century house, Berat 
Riverside park, Tirana, by Blloko district 
Greek agora/Roman marketplace, Apollonia 
Byzantine church, Apollonia 
View over Corfu from hilltop fort, Butrint 
Ruins of Ottoman palace, Butrint 
Skenduli House, Ottoman museum in Gjirokastra 
Overview of town from the castle, Berat 
Agora/acropolis, Berat Castle 
Onufri Museum in old Byzantine church, Berat Castle 
Entrance portal with confused visitors, Berat Castle 
Two ancient churches tucked away, Berat Castle 
Central city, Shkoder 
Entrance to Et’hem Bey Mosque, Tirana 
Mosque interior, Berat 
Cyclopean walls of Lake Gate, Butrint