TIRANA, March 23 2018 seems to be a promising year for cultural and historic tourism in Albania. Some 14,154 tourists visited museums during the first two months of the year. According to the data published by the Ministry of Culture, the number of visitors in museums, castles, and parks during January-February 2018 increased by 91...
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Conference on ‘Cultural Entertainment in Albania’
Tirana, December 14, 2015 In order to find new options that can make the Albanian coastline attractive to tourists that have never visited the country, the National Agency of Coastline held the first Conference on Cultural Entertainment. At the conference, 12 panelists shared success stories, models and creative ways of how a country can transform...
Lonely Planet: Albanian road trip: history behind the bunkers
This is not an original article from invest-in-albania.org. The original article was written by Larissa Olenicoff and published at the Lonely Planet, on October 19, 2015. Photo credits: Lonely Planet. Having spent nearly half of the 20th century isolated from the rest of the world, Albania remains somewhat a land of mystery, only recently making...
The Telegraph: Albania, the best-kept secret in the Mediterranean?
This is not aan original article of invest-in-albania.org. The original article was published at The Telegraph, written by Caroline Shearing. Caroline Shearing steps back in time on a day trip to Albania, and finds a warm welcome, sublime seafood and Butrint, one of Europe’s most important archaeological sites. Sunlight glinted off the water as...
Summer in Albania: Put your stereotypes aside and visit this blessed country
Take your family on a camping trip to Albania this summer and you won’t regret it. Despite being a truly blessed country with stunning landscapes, natural ecosystems and a lot of cultural and ancient places to visit and hear their stories, Albania is distinguished about its welcoming traditions and rare hospitality shown by the locals....
Top 5 places to spend weekends during the summer heat in Albania
Valbona Valley Valbona Valley is part of the Valbona National Park, situated in the north of Albania, in Tropoja city. The valley has a typical mountainous climate where temperatures in summer months stay below 28 or 30 degrees. The air is fresh and the waters of Valbona river and springs are cold and crystal clear....
Saranda and Brindisi Municipalities sign protocol for restoring the Monastery of 40 Saints
The Monastery of 40 Saints in Saranda will undergo a restoration by the Processi Speciali Italian Company, after for more than 70 years. On June 12, Saranda and Brindisi Municipalities signed a cooperation protocol for the restoration of the Monastery which damaged 70 years ago during the World War Two. The restoration of this cultural...
Congress of Lushnje House Museum welcomes hundred of tourists
Congress of Lushnje House Museum welcomed a huge number of visitors from Kosovo in the first days of May, the place where the first Albanian government was established in a conference of Albanian political leaders held from January 28 to January 31, 1920 in Lushnje city. The house museum has been renovated and many historic...