Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image.

During one of my first weekends in Tirana, the capital of Albania ... as well as the Et'hem Bey Mosque in Skanderbeg Square. While he explained the significance of various main streets in the ...

A map of Albania, the face of the country's national hero and a house-covered facade are among the defining features of these eight skyscrapers currently under development in Tirana. Tirana is ...

On Friday, hundreds of Albanian Muslims converged on Skanderbeg Square, Tirana’s main plaza, shouting pro-Palestinian slogans and waving “Free Gaza” placards. “I’m reading comments on ...

13. Marvel at the Splendor of Skanderbeg Square Return to Tirana and spend some time exploring Skanderbeg Square in the heart ...

In the nation's capital, Tirana, located 278km (173 miles) to the north, many Hoxha-era monuments have been torn down to make way for new community spaces. Skanderbeg Square, for example ...