A country · 75 places · 8 regions
Albania, all of it.
75 curated places across 8 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Tirana County, Vlorë County, Shkodër County and Fier County — read below as chapters, with 4 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Tirana County · 19 places
Tirana County
This equestrian statue dominates the vast Skanderbeg Square at the centre of Tirana and honours the 15th-century national hero Gjergj Kastrioti, known as Skanderbeg, who led resistance against Ottoman expansion. Unveiled in 1968 to mark the anniversary of his death, the bronze figure shows the warrior on horseback wearing his distinctive goat-horned helmet. The work was created by a group of Albanian sculptors and became a focal point for national identity.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Vlorë County · 16 places
Vlorë County
Ksamil is a small village and beach resort on the southern Albanian Riviera near the Greek border, situated within the Butrint National Park buffer zone. Its beaches are sandy and the shallow water offshore is sheltered by three small uninhabited islands accessible by short boat ride or swim. The combination of clear Ionian water, relatively undeveloped shoreline, and proximity to the archaeological ruins of Butrint gives Ksamil a character distinct from more developed Mediterranean resorts.
✦ June to September · $
Chapter III · Shkodër County · 6 places
Shkodër County
Theth is a remote village in the Albanian Alps accessed by a mountain road through the Shala River valley, surrounded by peaks that rise well above 2,000 metres on all sides. The valley retains traditional stone-built kulla tower houses associated with the old Albanian customary law, and the church dating from 1892 is one of the few surviving pre-communist religious structures in the region. The hiking trail over the Valbona Pass to the adjacent Valbona valley is one of the most celebrated mountain walks in the western Balkans.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Fier County · 5 places
Fier County
The ruins of an ancient Greek and Roman city near Fier, spread across gentle hills above the Vjosa plain. A monastery and museum stand among the excavated colonnades and monuments.
✦ April to October · $
Regions of Albania
Every place in Albania
75 places, one country.
Ksamil
Vlorë County, Albania
✦ June to September · $
Gjirokastra
Gjirokastër County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Theth
Shkodër County, Albania
✦ June to September · $
Valbona Valley National Park
Albanian Alps, Albania
✦ June to September · $
Berat
Berat County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Llogara National Park
Albanian Riviera, Albania
✦ May to October · $
Sazan Island
Vlorë County, Albania
✦ June to September · $$
Theth National Park
Shkodër County, Albania
✦ June to September · $
Butrint National Park
Vlorë County, Albania
✦ April to June and September to October · $
Skanderbeg Monument, Tirana
Tirana County, Albania
✦ April–June, September–October · $
Grand Park of Tirana
Tirana County, Albania
✦ April–June, September–October · $
Bashtovë Fortress
Tirana County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Petrelë Castle
Tirana County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Prezë Castle
Tirana County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Lëkurësi Castle
Vlorë County, Albania
✦ May to September · $
Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Albania, Albania
✦ May–September · $
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
Albania, Albania
✦ May–September · $
Butrint
Albania, Albania
✦ May–September · $
Berat Castle
Berat County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Blue Eye (Albania)
Vlorë County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Krujë
Durrës County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Apollonia, Illyria
Fier County, Albania
✦ April to October · $
Dhërmi
Vlorë County, Albania
✦ June to September · $
Lake Koman
Shkodër, Albania
✦ May to September · $