About 11.7 million tourists visited Albania in 2024, according to the government's official Institute of Statistics. Most visitors come from nearby countries like Kosovo and Italy, while only 306,000 ...

Thousands of foreign Jews found refuge in Albania during World War II. Yet youths in this once-Marxist nation of 2.6 million know nearly nothing of that unique legacy. ELBASAN, Albania — Isaac ...

Once known as Illyria, a land of eagles and home to one of the earliest European settlements, modern Albania stands today as a country blessed with abundant natural resources. Throughout its history, ...

Albania has been announced as the Official Host Country of ITB Berlin 2025. On Wednesday, 6 March 2024, Albania’s Minister of Tourism and Environment Mirela Kumbaro and Dr. Mario Tobias, CEO of Messe ...

This Balkan nation has a growing reputation among folks in search of spectacular scenery, Mediterranean sun and a rugged charm. Here’s where to go. It began as a whisper, an intriguing proposition. As ...

Despite the Italian migrant centres in Albania officially opening in October, the facilities have lain empty over a legal dispute. Migrants are now once again being sent there, though the project ...

At the end of a long, dry summer, presided over by cloudless skies, the rapids of the mighty Vjosa have calmed and quietened. Which suits me just fine, sitting as I am in a kayak navigating the ...

Europeans love this Mediterranean country with its stunning beaches and mountain treks. Americans barely know it exists. Photo credit: Depositphotos. Approximately 11.7 million tourists visited ...

(JTA) — ELBASAN, Albania — Isaac Herzog’s visit to Albania Thursday marked the first time an Israeli leader set foot in the only European country that ended World War II with more Jews than it started ...