Albania for the Holidays

[Rogue Trader]

Has anybody ever been to or even considered the Albanian Riviera for holiday? Myself and the other half will be moving from our present home later this year hopefully and did not want to spend much on getting away this summer, long story short she seen an advert for Albanian holidays and we started looking. Wow they are cheap and I'm seriously tempted to give it a whirl based on the size of your bang for your buck. Btw I've been to Albania before for a football match, in and out job and found it grand, that was in the north of the country and just stayed a day but would be great to hear from people who had a holiday there or looked into having a holiday there.

 

[marnie]

I went on a day trip from Corfu years ago. It was depressing back in the late 80's

 

[summerisle]

Has anybody ever been to or even considered the Albanian Riviera for holiday? Myself and the other half will be moving from our present home later this year hopefully and did not want to spend much on getting away this summer, long story short she seen an advert for Albanian holidays and we started looking. Wow they are cheap and I'm seriously tempted to give it a whirl based on the size of your bang for your buck. Btw I've been to Albania before for a football match, in and out job and found it grand, that was in the north of the country and just stayed a day but would be great to hear from people who had a holiday there or looked into having a holiday there.

Lots of Greek and Roman ruins, for example :

Butrint, Albania, Is the Stunning Ancient City You’ve Never Heard Of

Butrint, Albania, is an ancient city located in the very south of the country in a national park, and only 12 miles from the Greek border.

matadornetwork.com

At the other extreme, there are thousands of pill boxes, built by Enver Hoxha, the paranoid Communist dictator.

The Cold War Bunkers of Albania

The paranoid worldview of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Albania during the Cold War, led to a massive 'bunkerization' project that resulted in the building of nearly 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country.

www.theatlantic.com

Famed for it's clan feuds. Home to one of Europe's last pristine wilderness '.
I've been fascinated by Albania since I stumbled on Radio Albania during the Cold War, and listened to their not subtle propaganda. Became a member of the Albanian Society, a niche society if there ever was, enjoy yourself.

 

[chicoazul]

Has anybody ever been to or even considered the Albanian Riviera for holiday? Myself and the other half will be moving from our present home later this year hopefully and did not want to spend much on getting away this summer, long story short she seen an advert for Albanian holidays and we started looking. Wow they are cheap and I'm seriously tempted to give it a whirl based on the size of your bang for your buck. Btw I've been to Albania before for a football match, in and out job and found it grand, that was in the north of the country and just stayed a day but would be great to hear from people who had a holiday there or looked into having a holiday there.

Is it down in or near Sarranda? It’s been coming on there. Just do with an open mind.

 

[SussexToffee1980]

Really well worth going. Go to Berat for the day, a World UNESCO Heritage Site and The City of a Thousand Windows (although nobody ever counted!).

Apollonia on the way there is well worth going for it's Greek ruins.

Google Albanian Trip, they do really good tours and Georgi the main guy there is brilliant.

 

[chicoazul]

Lots of Greek and Roman ruins, for example :

Butrint, Albania, Is the Stunning Ancient City You’ve Never Heard Of

Butrint, Albania, is an ancient city located in the very south of the country in a national park, and only 12 miles from the Greek border.

matadornetwork.com

At the other extreme, there are thousands of pill boxes, built by Enver Hoxha, the paranoid Communist dictator.

The Cold War Bunkers of Albania

The paranoid worldview of Enver Hoxha, the leader of Albania during the Cold War, led to a massive 'bunkerization' project that resulted in the building of nearly 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country.

www.theatlantic.com

Famed for it's clan feuds. Home to one of Europe's last pristine wilderness '.
I've been fascinated by Albania since I stumbled on Radio Albania during the Cold War, and listened to their not subtle propaganda. Became a member of the Albanian Society, a niche society of there ever was, enjoy yourself.

WOOL.

 

[summerisle]

WOOL.

A wool in Communist clothing, I'm watching you. lol

 

[Runub]

I went on a day trip from Corfu years ago. It was depressing back in the late 80's

I remember being in Corfu in the 80’s and was warned not to go to Albania because you could get locked up or shot as a spy or something lol

 

[ForestBlue]

We went on a boat trip from Corfu in the 80's and whilst not landing we got quite close.

Surprising how rough the sea was so it was like a Shaun Dyche training session on deck .. vomit everywhere!

 

[SussexToffee1980]

Really well worth going. Go to Berat for the day, a World UNESCO Heritage Site and The City of a Thousand Windows (although nobody ever counted!).

Apollonia on the way there is well worth going for it's Greek ruins.

Google Albanian Trip, they do really good tours and Georgi the main guy there is brilliant.

Albanian Trip – Explore Albania and the Balkans with a local operator in a life marking experience

www.albaniantrip.com

There's also a Facebook page.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Is it down in or near Sarranda? It’s been coming on there. Just do with an open mind.

I was looking at Vlore but Sarranda or Sarrande looks lovely mate.

 

[Rita_Poon]

There's been some fruity new threads this past day huh...

 

[Dancing Pat]

I went on a day trip from Corfu years ago. It was depressing back in the late 80's

Went on that trip in 2019, and other than the world heritage site, it was still depressing as hell.

But the resort was laced with loads of black SUV’s!
Communist gangsta paradise!

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Macedonia (Lake Ohrid) or Montenegro are better bets according to my seasoned travelling mates. They reckon Albania has some bad vibes at the moment. Which is a shame, the country is apparently struggling so tourist income would no doubt be welcome.

 

[gonetomorrow]

I know an Albanian bloke and he says there are many gangsters in his country but that an increasing number of them are coming over here!