Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Vjosa Narta Protected Landscape in Albania, home to hundreds of bird species and the site of luxury resort ...

TIRANA, Aug 10 2007 (IPS) - Bunkers? Underground catacombs? Submarine bases? Albania has been shaped by one of the most bizarre communist regimes ever and the potential to exploit it for tourism is ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. In Albania today, one bunker stands for every four people who live there. Built during Stalinist ...

Albania’s communist-era military bunkers – now a tourist attraction but also a reource for experimental artists – are dotted everywhere, from beaches to mountain tops. Bunkers – Albania has plenty of ...

The project contributed to the preservation of traditional architecture, as a significant part of cultural heritage in the cross-border area. The project aims to enhance the competitiveness of the ...

A willing rendition partner, a 'dumping ground' for Guantanamo Bay detainees, and now sending troops to fight IS in Iraq... What won't Albania do for the US? Among the more eccentric features of the ...

Within beauty lurks danger: at least that is what Albanian communist censors thought. Which is probably why this lavishly shot and seemingly innocuous tribute to the Albanian landscape – where we see ...