I spent few hours in Saranda, one of the most appreciated resorts on the Albanian Riviera. When entering from Ksamil direction, the new hotels are one after another. The best of them seems to be the 5 stars “Butrint” hotel. … Continue reading
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Kruja is at only 32 km from Tirana. Here was erected a fortress in the V-VI-th centuries, and in the XV-th century it was organised the resistance against the Ottoman army. This is the place were Skanderbeg, the national hero, … Continue reading
The best preserved Ottoman bridge is in a village called Mes, at 6 km north of Shkoder. The road is not so good, so not many foreigners are coming here. Actually it was none when we were there. The bridge … Continue reading
Approaching Shkoder, the ruins of the Rozafa Castle, on a 130 m height hill, attract you immediately. The castle is important for the Albanian history, as it was once the capital of the Illyric kingdom. This castle is connected with … Continue reading
Skhoder or Scutari in Italian (meaning ‘those who make shields’) is a little town (90000 inhabitants) in the North-Western Albania, where river Buna meets Drini. It started as an Illyrian fortress, then changed hands between Romans, Serbians, Byzantins, Ottomans … Continue reading
Just a break from Albania today. In my hometown, a newly restored zone called ‘The Bastion’ has been opened for the public recently. As yesterday was a very nice day, I took my camera and went there to take some … Continue reading
Bar was founded by the slavs in the VIIth century, and dominated by Byzant till the half of the XVth century. The first written mention goes back to the XI century, when it was called Antibareos. In 1077 they had … Continue reading
There are aprox. 70 km from Ulcinj to Cetinje, on a mountainous road, going up and down and offering nice views toward the Skadar Lake (at the beginning) and the Adriatic See, afterward. Unfortunately, like almost everywhere in Montenegro, there … Continue reading
Toward the end of the Velika Plaz, there is a place famous in Europe, named Ada Bojana. It is famous due to the big nudists’ beach, on a little artifial island created between the two arms of the Buna River. … Continue reading
Ulcinj has 33 km coastline of which 18 km are beaches: sandy, with pebbles, rocky. One for everybody. We visited only five of them and I show you now photos from there. The Great Beach (Velika Plaz) has 12 km … Continue reading