10 reasons why to visit Albania in 2013
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I wanted to write an article and give u 10 reasons why u should visit Albania in 2013. Also Albania is named as must-visit destination of 2013
1) Affordability
Albania remains relatively inexpensive, at least by European standards. Prices are around 30% to 50% cheaper than in neighboring Croatia, Greece or Italy so in these times of unsettled economies, Albania is a bargain.
2) Timing
Albanian roads and resorts aren't choked by tour buses -- yet. While a few adventure or cultural tours do visit, the country mostly lacks the mass tourism found elsewhere along the coast. But this won't last, and the country's relatively small size means crowding is bound to happen. Go now.
3) Adventure
It has been said that Albania is Europe's next adventure destination, in part because of its natural beauty but also because there's so much to do. The seas are empty and many tiny beaches are secluded. It is a paradise for mountain biking, rafting and kayaking, and the best yet: you'll feel almost alone because there simply aren't many people around.
4) Diversity
Layer upon layer of civilizations have provided Albania with an interesting population dynamic. During the latter part of the 20th century, religion was banned by the Enver Hoxha regime and Albania became officially atheist. Religion is back, but not with a vengeance. Although half the population is Muslim, Albania is a proudly secular state with a laid back approach to religion.
5) Safety
There were serious safety concerns in the 1990s when pyramid schemes ruined families and took their life savings, prompting violence in the streets and the arming of the population. Things quieted down and today, even the 'badlands' of Bajram Curri, known for some of the worst violence, are about as dangerous as an ice cream parlor on a warm weekend.
6) Friendly Locals
Mass tourism hasn't overrun the country yet so people are still warm and welcoming -- and mostly curious. During an impromptu visit to a family home in the Albanian Alps, a huge spread of well over a dozen local dishes appeared from nowhere. Long kept isolated from the world around them, Albanians are keen to reach out and meet visitors. They're also keen to dispel their country's reputation for danger and strife.
7) Tradition
If you prefer the past to the future you'll feel as though time has not passed at all. Farmers have little mechanized equipment and till the land much as their ancestors did. Along Lake Ohrid women prepare pasta by hand and let it dry outside. In town, donkey carts vie with automobiles on busy streets. In the Alps, houses may remain isolated for weeks at a time in winter, much as they have for centuries. And northern women continue growing most of their food, making plum wine the same way their great-grandmothers did.
8 ) Contrasts
Part of Albania's charm is its stumbling progress into the 21st century. Pristine deserted beaches vie with overcrowded resorts while litter and environmental protection efforts live side by side. Communism is mostly dead and almost conspicuous by its absence, and Albanians have rushed to embrace capitalism.
9) Cultural Treasures
The country is full of ancient ruins, the best-known of which is Butrint, protected as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The far less-explored Apollonia was once a Corinthian port but the water has since receded and it is now inland. More recent in history are Berat and Gjirokaster, whose unique Ottoman architecture is also protected by UNESCO. And then there are the delightful churches of Voskopoje in the mountains near the southeastern town of Korça. Unfortunately, they are crumbling and in bad need of attention, hardly protected at all despite their beautiful fragility.
10) Natural Beauty
Albania's beauty is stark and savage and lonely, from the towering Alps in the North to man-made Lake Komani or the beaches of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. It's a wild beauty that makes you almost question whether you should be there at all -- since no one else seems to be.
U can find much more things here --- > http://www.albaniantourism.com/
Visit Us and Have a nice stay!
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Maybe in expensive to Europeans, but unfortunately, it's a quite expensive to travel across the ocean. I'll visit when I'm rich, but for now, it's Mexico or Canada.
do you know that 25% of albanian student go to do the university in U.S?
My uncle spent for his son 70.000 $ in a year.
Think about for 7 years.
And what my uncle work?
He is just a judge.
Please,if you want to come in Albania,just send me a message to me and everything will be free for you.
lol, ok bro
hey,do you know that albania is the only country wich respect very much americans?
Because your country is the best allie of albania.
I'm kind of in the same boat as Emerick there, but this is a good article that would make me consider visiting Albania should I ever make European travel plans.
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a ja vlen me ndru Vloren me Saranden, per pushime verore?
Mir jane qe te dyja, nqse se ke provu Saranden ja vlen. Une per vete preferoj Jalen ose Dhermiun
jo ne sarande skam qene, e ne vlore 4 vjet me rend
UNE TE SUGJEROJ TE SHKOSH TEK PLAZHI I GJENERALIT NE KAVAJE,ESHTE KONSIDERUAR SI PLAZHI ME I MIRE SHQIPTAR QE NGA 2010 E DERI TASHI.
SERIOZISHT E KAM,GJTIHASHTU NE VEND I 2 PER NGA BUKURIA SI PLAZHET NE SHQIPERI PASI VENDIN E PARE E ZE DHERMIU
Swat plazhi gjeneralit mund te jete me i bukuri nga Vlora e lart por nuk krahasohet me plazhet e jugut.
Nese nuk esht problem me leviz per pushime perfektja eshte me bo nji tour nga 1 dite me rradhe ne: Palase, Drimadh, Dhermi, Gjipe, Jale, Akuariumi, Livadh, Himare, Llaman, Borsh, Lukove, Krokez, Kakome, Sarande, Pasqyrat, Ksamil, Pema e Thate....dhe pastaj kthehesh ne Tirane dhe te kap depresioni 😛
hahahahahahahahahaha,edhe ky tur do te jete i lodhshem sepse do ecesh me makine,plus gjithashtu do jete vape e madhe,do ndaloni shpesh e kshu me rradhe.
Depresioni ne tirane?
Po e vertete por po bej nja 2 vite qe nuk po bej pushime plazhi ne shqiperi por po iki ne korfuz,krete dhe dubrovnik.
edhe dicka tjeter,ta sugjeroj te ikesh njehere tek plazhi i gjeneralit
edhe ai eshte qija ropt.
Nese je moshe e re me shoqni dhe jo me familje ja vlen nuk lodhesh se rruga nga 1 vend te tjetri nuk te shkon me shum se 15 min, gjithe Dhermi-Sarande nuk shkon me shum se 2 ore. Un vet kshu e bej po vetem se nuk te dalin ditet e pushimeve 😛
Tirana behet depresuese me rremujen e vet sidomos kur ke jetuar ktu 23 vjet si mu. E humb komplet lidhjen me natyren fantastike qe ke andej.
Tek plazhi i gjeneralit kam qene disa here, esht mbase me i bukuri i Adriatikut por nuk krahasohet me plazhet e Jonit qe rendita. Mos me be te nxjerr foto tani 😛. Te keshilloj ti vizitosh dhe do me japesh te drejte pastaj.
e kam vizituar te gjtihe bredetin shqiptar por problemi eshte se e kam vizituar shume here me familjen por edhe me kusherinjte kur kam ikur por ngaqe shkoja shpesh dhe tani vetem jasht shtetit iki.
I kam pare te gjitha por thjesht dua te vizitoj edhe jasht shtetit.
po ne korfuz ke qene ose ne krete ose ne dubrovnik?
po bregdetin e kroacis e kam visitu kur isha me i vogel, me familje, dubrovnik makarska etj. edhe bregdetin e greqis e kom vizitu kur isha i vogel, ne paralia edhe disa vende qe sme kujtohen emrat, po tani qe jam rit pak dhe kam familjen time dhe nje vajze (mat miren nbote, qe eshte e qmendur pas flamurit kuq e zi), tash per te treten her do ti kalon pushimet ne SHQIPERI
Vende si Dhermiu dhe Jala ne fakt jane me te pershtatshme per te rinjte, dhe tani ka goxha ndryshim me 3-4 vjet perpara me clube etj.
ne krete skam qene, dubrovniku dhe disa ishuj andej rrotull dubrovnikut qe kam vizituar me kane pelqyer me shume, normal niveli i sherbimeve te turizmit andej nuk llogaritet me ketej, jemi larg akoma
por gjithsesi bregdeti shqiptar i Jonit ka nje terheqje te vecante dhe nga aspekti i natyres nuk kemi shume per ti pasur zili mendoj
a le si ander,nuk eshte koha per nacjonalizem te tepert,te gjithe jemi nacjonalista,une te sugjeroj te vizitosh edhe korfuzin(por behu i durueshem se greget jane shkerdhata) dhe dubrovnikun me familjen.
Nejse ti e di
a le si ander derisa je me familje opsioni me i mir eshte Saranda, po pate deshire i fut dhe nje xhiro nga korfuzi shume lehte. Rruges mund ti shofesh dhe plazhet e tjera. Edhe Borshi po te jesh me familjen nuk esht keq vetem se nuk ka levizje esht qete, kurse Saranda esht qytet normal ka me shume aktivitet.
ne sarand kam vajt eshte qija ropt. ne vlore skam vajt
edhe saranda eshte e papam.Mbaj mend vitin e kaluar ne korrik qe ndeja nja 3 dite se pastaj ika ne korfuz,greqi dhe ishte papam fare por dicka me beri pershtypje qe kishte shume pak njerez.
Une shkoj cdo vit,qe kur kam qene 2 vjec por kete vit kishte shume pak njerez dhe shumica ishin kosovare se sa shqiptare.
Pothuajse tere shqiptaret e sarandes i kishe ne greqi.
per sarande nuk di veq Vlora eshte perfekt
a le si ander ku jeton ti?
Provoje njehere Saranden se eshte shum bukur 😃
po e kom nda mendjen me shku ne sarande, e kah kthena edhe te plazhi i gjeneralit, e nderkohe edhe ne plazhe tjera. e sa per jasht vendit nuk kom nevoj me i lon all te tjerve! aq all sa harxhoj per pushime, ato i kuptoj edhe si investim, e me investu nket menyre ne shqiperi ia vlen shume, askund tjeter nuk ia vlen, pasi mbi 10 vjet kom investu ne mal te zi edhe nuk kan perparu, e ne SHQIPERI mbi 10 vjet tjera invetime me kan fascionu vit pas viti. nuk di a e spjegova mir qka mendova veq di me thon SHQIPERI PRITEM SE ERDHA!
hey po mesa kuptoj,kena qene te gjithe ne sarande.
Shkoni ne THETH,atje eshte papam fare,eshte mal.
po edhe ne theth eshte fantazi, veq se pa plazh sbohet fjale me i thon pushim veror! hahaha
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Arikull qe ia vlen! o7
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