TIRANA, August 24 Over 1.6 million foreign visitors entered Albania from June 1 to August 15. The Ministry of Economic Development Tourism and Trade has been updating the data on the arrivals of Albanian and international visitors from abroad during the summer season. The same data confirm a significant increase in the number of visitors...
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Expedition Finds Remains of Fortified Roman Port Are Much Larger than Previously Thought
This is not an original article by Invest in Albania. Click here to read the original article. An international team, co-directed by a University of Southampton (UK) archaeologist, has made a significant discovery at an underwater location in Albania – revealing that the submerged remains of a major ancient fortress and port are far larger...
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What’s the Tourism Perspective of Sazan Military Island?
TIRANA, August 15 For many years Sazan Island has been the place where the sun sets for the inhabitants of Vlora, but recently it was promoted as the newest tourism destination in southwestern Albania. Yet the island that has been a military base since the time of the Roman Empire is not completely open to...
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Tourism, the Best Performing Sector for Q1
TIRANA, August 1 So far, the tourism sector is performing better in terms of incomes if compared to other markets. This was confirmed by the data issued by the Bank of Albania (BoA). Based on this information, tourist arrivals for the first quarter of 2016 provided a net positive income of Euro 67 million, which...
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Lukova, the Most Overlooked Village in Albania
Lukova is a small overlooked village in Southern Albania that most of the visitors and tourists that travel from Vlora to Saranda fail to notice. Not too many words are needed to describe the beauty of traditional architecture, small cobblestone alleys and turquoise beaches. Photo by yourseadream During the communist regime, Lukova was an internment...
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Albania, Europe’s Hidden Jewel – by Michael Jurick
Albania has been promoted in various important international magazines which have increased the curiosity of their readers to visit Albania but, in the recent years we are noticing a very helpful and encouraging trend applied by tourists from all over Europe or the USA who try to promote Albania through photos, videos and articles. And the most...