It's lunchtime in the Albanian capital, and Mayor Edi Rama is charging through Rinia Park with a cellphone in one hand, a bodyguard at his back, and his scarlet-lined overcoat flashing in the breeze.

Tirana city guide: Where to eat, drink, ... Parku Rinia is a cute, centrally located park that is home to the ‘I Love Tirana’ sign you’ll have seen in a thousand photos.

Our Man in Tirana reports that the redevelopment of a downtown Tirana park has created opportunities for enterprising businessmen ...

Park life: Rinia Park in Tirana, the lively, colourful capital of Albania, a country transforming itself since the end of Communism in the early 1990s (Pic: Alamy Images) Tim Adler.