Escape the crowds and discover Albania, where ancient towns like Gjirokastra meet some of the Mediterranean’s most untouched ...

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 ...

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.

The famous Gjirokastra castle was quieter, perhaps because the curious had to climb more on foot to reach its top. But the trip was worth it, especially for the fascinating museum that chronicles ...

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/ ...

By Anders Modig Davin Photographs by Nick St.Oegger The dial of Primordial Passion, a one-of-a-kind watch by the Pirro brand in Albania, is dominated by 12 tiny gold folk dancers, each a third of ...

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 ...

Last year, I revealed that BILD, the German tabloid that’s Europe’s biggest-circulation newspaper, killed a story that exposed connections between Albania’s Socialist Prime Minister Edi ...