In the heart of the capital, the villa of Albania's former dictator welcomes young artists from around the world, the country ...

During the Cold War, Albanian leader Enver Hoxha scattered a colony of 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country. This is ...

Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

Once dubbed 'Europe's North Korea,' this country is now a stunning Mediterranean destination brimming with beautiful beaches, ...

Beaches, crystal-clear waters, a laid-back Mediterranean atmosphere? Yes, and palm trees, cafés and restaurants, plus the ...

However, 40 years after the death of communist dictator Enver Hoxha, Albania is, in many ways, looking to its distant past. A period of extreme isolationism from the 1940s to 1991 led the Balkan ...

Hoxha’s rule of terror murdered 5,577 men and 450 women in Albania. Communist regimes throughout history have produced their fair share of cults of personality (cue the eponymous 1988 song by Living ...