TIRANA, August 13 The French television channel, TF1 has dedicated a mini-documentary to tourism in Albania, on Sunday, August 11th. The documentary titled ‘Albania, a new trendy destination’ (in French: L’Albanie, une nouvelle destination à la mode) starts with the description by the journalist, talking about the clear waters and the pristine beaches, of the...
TIRANA, November 12 There are more than 12 million olive trees in Albania. More than ten percent of those trees are aged 1,000-3,000 years Olive oil or the ‘liquid gold’ as it was called by Homer, is the most valuable component of the Mediterranean diet. November is the best time of the year to find...
TIRANA, September 4 It was the last morning of August and Giancarlo was sitting on the terrace of a restaurant in Qeparo enjoying his coffee and the stunning view over the Ionian Sea and Corfu Island while the owner, a man named after Odyssey was going in and out the terrace bringing food stock up...
TIRANA, August 3 Official data from INSTAT confirm that the number of visitors in Albanian museums and castles increased by 73 percent during the second quarter of 2018 compared to the same period of the previous year. The monuments of culture and the archeological parks located in Vlora region, at the same time some of...
TIRANA, February 9 Porto Palermo Porto Palermo by Vitmar Qinami When you travel from Himara to Qeparo or vice-versa, is impossible not to notice the castle at Porto Palermo Bay also known as Panorama Bay. It is located 228km away from Tirana via Llogara Pass. The beautiful castle that overlooks the Ionian Sea was a...
TIRANA, June 19 The number of foreigners that are buying properties in southern Albania is increasing. Deutsche Welle in Albanian visited a French couple in the village of Qeparo that plans to live in the village after retirement. Foreign citizens value the beauty of Qeparo Village in the Southern Riviera.The Albanian coast turned into the...
TIRANA, June 7 Following the report issued by the European Environment Agency on the conditions of bathing sites in EU countries, Switzerland, and Albania, the National Environment Agency presented the data from the latest survey on water quality in the coastline for 2017. According to the findings of the survey, the quality of water in...
TIRANA, August 15 Qeparo village, located in the southern Albanian Riviera, besides being one of the most beautiful areas in the country, might turn into a pilot site for the development of agrotourism. “The Traveller and Olive Groves” is the newest project presented by the Albanian-Dutch cooperation that aims at fostering sustainable development of tourism...