Sketches in Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Forster I appear to show tunnels leading from the castle. Ground-penetrating radar ...

It features a castle, locally known as the Kala ... Situada en el valle del río Drinos, al sur de Albania, la histórica ciudad de Gjirokastra es uno de los raros ejemplos de ciudad otomana en buen ...

If you want to escape to a beach vacation in the Mediterranean, Albania is an oft-overlooked ... Mediterranean is famous for. Visit the Castle of Gjirokastra, a 12th-century castle overlooking ...

Standing on the beaches of Albania’s south, which attracts throngs of tourists during summer, it’s hard to imagine that boats from nearby Corfu once had to keep their distance for fear of being shot ...

Forty men of various nationalities arrive onboard an Italian navy ship in the northern port of Shengjin in Albania. Italian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel ITS LIBRA, carrying approximately 40 ...

Brussels decided in 2020 to start full membership negotiations with Albania, and talks began last October on how the Western Balkan country aligns with the EU in its fundamental principles.

ALBANIA is becoming an increasingly popular ... Enuar said: "Gjirokaster Castle, perched atop the historic city of Gjirokaster, is a magnificent fortress with panoramic views of the Drino Valley.

Gjirokastra Castle remains the most preferred destination by foreign ... has distributed the numbers of visitors to the 5 most preferred cultural destinations in Albania, marking an increase of 42% ...

Archaeological excavations prove the first traces of construction in the Gjirokastra Castle since the 4th century ... It is one of the grandest and best preserved castles in Albania. /day/ ...

There, you can learn more about the Communist history of Albania. The Unesco world heritage site towns of Berat and Gjirokastra in southern Albania are renowned for their Ottoman architecture ...

A sculpted frieze in honor of author Ismail Kadare at Gjirokastra Castle in Albania. (Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) John Buchan’s “Thirty-Nine Steps” was a ...