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Guides and itineraries to help you plan, written by our team.
★ FeaturedDay Trips · September 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Kruja, Bovilla, Berat, Durrës — ranked by what you actually get for the driving. Including the two everybody asks about that we'd talk you out of.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 6 min read
About 100 km and two hours by road. Here's the bus from Tirana's south terminal, what a taxi costs, and whether a day trip is enough for Berat.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Four hours north via Shkodër, on a road that was surfaced only recently. Here's the daily van, whether your rental car will make it, and what to book first.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 4 min read
Around 280 km and the longest common journey in Albania. The inland bus takes five hours; the coastal road takes eight and is worth every one of them.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 4 min read
17 km and about 30 minutes. The airport bus costs a couple of euro, a taxi is a fixed-ish €20–25, and here's how to avoid the one common scam.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Three hours through a flooded canyon that looks like a fjord. How to reach the pier, which boat to take, and why you must book in August.
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BeachesMay 28, 2026 · 2 min read
Ksamil gets the Instagram fame, but the Riviera has better water with a fraction of the crowd. Our ranking, with how to reach each one.
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ItinerariesMay 19, 2026 · 10 min read
Three routes covering the Alps, the UNESCO towns and the coast, with realistic driving times. Google Maps underestimates Albanian roads.
Read moreItinerariesJuly 10, 2026 · 10 min read
One week, both UNESCO towns, the Blue Eye, the Riviera and the Llogara Pass — with realistic driving times and where to sleep each night.
Read moreItinerariesJuly 8, 2026 · 4 min read
The route we'd drive ourselves: Theth and the Komani Lake ferry first, then Berat, Gjirokastër and three nights on the coast.
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ItinerariesJuly 5, 2026 · 8 min read
Fourteen days covers everything: the Alps and the Theth–Valbona hike, four historic cities, Lake Ohrid and enough Riviera time to actually rest.
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BeachesMay 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Roadless coves, a village taverna with no menu, and a viewpoint most visitors miss.
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Travel TipsApril 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Money, driving, dress codes, coffee culture and how the bus timetable really works. The questions first-timers ask us most.
Read moreGuidesApril 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Alpine valleys and lake ferries, or turquoise coves and ancient ruins? A comparison to help you match each region to your trip.
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GuidesApril 9, 2026 · 2 min read
Albania's cities are cheap and walkable. Where to stay, what to eat, and the museum worth your time in each.
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Food & CultureMarch 27, 2026 · 2 min read
From byrek at dawn to tavë kosi done right, plus the seaside mussels worth a detour.
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Travel TipsMarch 14, 2026 · 8 min read
June and September are the sweet spots, but May has wildflowers, October has warm sea, and winter has the Alps to yourself. A month-by-month guide.
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GuidesAugust 28, 2026 · 4 min read
17 km, a 1,800 m pass, and no way to get it wrong if you leave early enough. Trail stats, waymarking, guesthouse booking and the Komani ferry — for hiking it without a guide.
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GuidesSeptember 4, 2026 · 4 min read
Ten places that make up the country's real highlight reel — coast, mountains and stone cities — with how to string them into an actual trip.
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