When summer hits, visitors flood nearly every strip of sand from Portugal to Croatia. What, then, is a beach lover to do? Plan a trip to go beach hopping in Albania. I've thoroughly traveled this ...

Travelers seeking affordable European beach and mountain getaways have started flocking to Albania, an overlooked nation on the Balkan Peninsula. The country has the perfect blend of nature, culture, ...

Berat, a Unesco World Heritage Site about two hours south of Tirana, Albania’s capital, lines the banks of the river Osum, ...

Vlorë, Albania is a coastal city with a long and fascinating history. With a strategic location in a bay on the Balkan Peninsula — exactly where the Adriatic Sea meets the Ionian — Vlorë has had its ...

With its rich architectural and archaeological heritage and rugged mountain landscapes, Albania has clear appeal to “culture-minded” travellers. Less widely appreciated has been its virtues as a ...

The coast in parts of northern Albania is losing about 2-3 meters a year to the advancing sea – and both locals and scientists say time is running out to address the threat. The beach at Shengjin, in ...

Golden sand beaches in the Algarve and the Canary Islands, wild secret counterparts in Greece, others with therapeutic power in Italy and lush, green beaches in Albania: They all grace this year’s ...