The sea in Ksamil area is full of sea life which makes it excellent for snorkeling. Beach is filled with various water activities, beach bars and restaurants.Getting to Ksamil: Easiest way to reach Ksamil or any part of Albanian coast is by car, but if you decide to use public transport...
Then there are unlikely sparkling wine grapes, such as the second release of Domaine Karanika Brut –this 100 percent Xinomavro is grown in the high-altitude Amyndeo region in Greece, not far from the Albanian border. Similarly, a Slovenian producer has really stepped up its game: Istenic's...
“We’re seeing a lot of interest in Copenhagen and Stockholm for the cultural experience, and then onward to Norway for the nature. Currently, the fjords are still a favorite but Norway is a large country and there’s so much more to see—the Helgeland coast for example with its ...
(Madonna, Rolling Stones, etc.). Meanwhile, near the Albanian border, Velika Plaža is the longest beach in the country and a paradise for water sports lovers, especially beginner kite-surfers. Montenegro’s jaw-dropping coastline is also home to well-preserved medieval towns (Budva, Kotor, ...
It is the closest point on the Italian peninsula to Albania and, until efforts by the coastguard some years ago, was the destination of choice for Albanians fleeing poverty for the glamour and prosperity of their wealthy neighbour. But suddenly, the little town of Castro in the province of ...
Albania borders several other countries, soroad tripsare possible too. WithMacedonia, Greece,Kosovo, andMontenegrowithin easy reach andthe beauty of Croatianot too far away, Albania is the perfect summer choice. As a side note,the Albanian Rivierahas some of the most beautiful sandy beaches aroun...
Calabria.The toe of the boot is the last stop before Sicily and enjoys the waves of both the Mediterranean and Ionian Seas. It is rich in Greek ruins and culture, and Albanian influences giving it an exotic flavor. Its mountainous and wooded interior includes Italy’s largest national park,...
It is a measure of the Albanian authorities’ enthusiasm for tourism that prime minister Edi Rama attended the first Kala festival in 2018. “People think of it as a place where you get robbed or killed,” Rama told a poolside press conference, The Guardian reported. “But the stigma has ...
Albanians could not travel abroad - even to fish off the coast - and anyone who tried, such as swimming to Greek Corfu two miles away, risked being gunned down. Religion, private cars and miniskirts were banned. Hoxha died in 1985 and the Marxist regime was swept away with the rest ...
Neocrassa has been distinguished first as a subgenus of Codringtonia [96], but the mitochondrial phylogeny indicates that it has to be separated at the genus level [23,27]. Its only species, Neocrassa neocrassa (Zilch, 1952), has a very limited range at the Greek–Albanian frontier (Figur...