From the Adriatic coast
to the Accursed Mountains

A capital reborn — Ottoman bazaars meet pastel-painted brutalism, third-wave coffee, and a nightlife that runs until sunrise.

2–3 nights

Three tiny uninhabited islands floating in water you can see through to the bottom — the most photographed corner of the Albanian Riviera. Come in June or September for warm water without the crowds.

2–3 nights

The southern Riviera's lively harbour town — a wide palm-lined promenade, 300 sunny days a year, and the easiest ferry crossing to Corfu.

1–2 nights

The City of a Thousand Windows — Ottoman houses stacked up a hillside, a working castle community at the top, and Albania's best wine valley in the plain below.

1–2 nights

A stone city of slate roofs climbing toward a brooding 14th-century fortress — the Balkans' most cinematic old town, and the birthplace of Ismail Kadare.

2 nights

Where the Adriatic meets the Ionian — wide beaches, the untouched Karaburun peninsula by boat, and the starting point of the famous Llogara coastal road.

1–2 nights

Albania's oldest city and busiest beach resort — a Roman amphitheatre in the town centre and a long sweep of sand 30 minutes from Tirana airport.

1 night

Bike-friendly city on Europe's largest lake, with a hilltop Ottoman fortress at sunset and the morning ferry into the dramatic Albanian Alps.

1–2 nights

A storybook alpine valley of stone tower-houses and mountain guesthouses — trailhead for the legendary pass hike to Valbonë and a waterfall you can walk to before breakfast.

2–3 nights

Often called the 'Thailand of Europe' — a vivid turquoise river winding between white cliffs and pine slopes deep in the Albanian Alps, reached by boat across Lake Koman.

Day trip

Wild glacial valley at the end of one of Europe's great boat rides — the Komani Lake ferry through a fjord-like canyon, with the Theth pass hike waiting at the other end.

2–3 nights

Tree-lined boulevards, Albania's beer capital, a cathedral rebuilt after communism, and a restored Ottoman bazaar — the most European-feeling city in the country.

1–2 nights