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nature
70 percent. Albania is covered by mountains and dense forests. The rest goes to the seas, lakes (including the highest in the Balkans) and the plains with cities, towns and cultivated fields. Wildlife is home to a wide variety of animals and birds, from bobcats and bears to unexpected flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans. Seals and sea turtles flock to coastal waters.
Seas and beaches
The country is bathed by two seas: the Ionian and the Adriatic, which are considered part of the Mediterranean. Beaches can be diverse: rocky or rocky in one place, sandy in another. Furthermore, compared to other Mediterranean coasts, they are sparsely populated. Of course, this is less true for Durres and Vlore, but there are many quiet places on the Albanian Riviera.
Look for sandy beaches for a holiday with children on the Adriatic coast, and if you want to have fun, head to the Ionian Sea. If you are only interested in beach surfing, it is worth choosing another country, because you will not find high-quality beaches in Albania. But the sea is really beautiful and warm.
Hotels
You don’t have to look for palace-type hotels in Albania – here you will mainly see compact, clean and modest 2-3 star hotels or hostels without much pathos. Its staff speak Italian and English. Deep in the country, you can even stay at a farmer’s house or set up a tent in a camp, but talking to the locals will be more difficult.
The kitchen
Albanian cuisine is based on a simple but quite healthy meal, similar in many respects to Greek cuisine, but with a pronounced color: meat and fish dishes with vegetable garnishes and many fermented dairy products. Stewed goat meat, fresh fish, seafood, soft cheese and sheep’s milk yogurt, kefir soups, white flour cakes and oriental sweets are all you must try both in pubs and high-end restaurants (also available in Albania). It will be delicious everywhere.
What to see
Albania is a very grateful country for lovers of excursions: here you can see almost all the history of ancient Europe at once. The Greek city of Butrint in Saranda, the Roman aqueduct, the amphitheater and baths in Durres, the Christian basilica in Pogradec, the Catholic church St. Paul’s Cathedral in Tirana, the Girokaster fortress, are only the objects mentioned in all the tourist guides of the country. Besides them, Albania has many museums, citadels, mosques, mountain streamers, observation platforms. However, you can also see abandoned buildings, many graffiti-stained walls, and relics of socialist realism. The last category includes many bunkers that were built here during the communist era.
Visiting tourist destinations is best done by car: public transport in Albania is not very reliable.
Culture and mindset
More than half of the Albanian population profess Islam, but the influence of this religion is not strongly felt, you will not find only pork. There are no strict prohibitions on the consumption of alcohol: here it is produced and sold quite freely: rakija, wine, brandy.
Albanians value modest attire and consider hospitality their greatest virtue: they like to receive guests (it is necessary to come to guests with gifts) and talk about life for a long time, even with casual acquaintances.
If you want to see Albanian national costumes, visit the National Folklore Festival in Girocaster or search the central streets for an Albanian wedding that is celebrated extensively and joyfully.
Prices
Albania should hurry until prices in that country reach European levels. Today it is still possible to rent a car for 30 euros a day, buy a bottle of water for 0.30 euros, pay just 25 euros for dinner for two in a restaurant and book a double room in a 3-star hotel with sea views. in Vlore for 35 euros a day.
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