It is a story that life rarely writes: in 1991, Fate Velaj arrived in Austria as a penniless refugee from Albania. Today, 35 ...

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Europe is arguably the best continent for city break holidays, offering vibrant destinations characterised by historic old ...

The bunkers are a legacy of the People’s Socialist Republic of Albania, once one of the world’s most isolationist communist ...

Berat, a Unesco World Heritage Site about two hours south of Tirana, Albania’s capital, lines the banks of the river Osum, ...

Vueling, easyJet, Iberia, British Airways and Ryanair offer return flights, with January being the cheapest month to visit ...

As I think about the year ahead, I find myself returning once more to Kant and his reminder that, in human affairs, no one ...

Wishing you all a happy New Year. I always love this quote from Enver Hoxha, the Albanian Stalinist dictator, who said in his ...

Compared to other European capitals, Tirana is small and easy to explore on foot. Buses in the centre are also very frequent (£0.35 for each ride). For a weekend getaway, stay near the lively Blloku ( ...

Europe is arguably the best continent for city break holidays, offering a vibrant destinations characterised by historic old towns, exciting cuisine and creative communities. Yet prices for trips to ...

MPs slammed the Albanian parliament’s administration for sending out an official document listing the country’s Communist-era dictator Enver Hoxha as a ‘hero’. A scandal has erupted in Albanian ...

Për të përcaktuar qëllimet, shkaqet dhe karakterin e luftës civile, duhet saktësuar së pari, kujt i interesonte, kush e përgatiti dhe kush e nisi atë. Nga parashtrimi i mësipërm dhe argumentet e ...