TIRANA, May 15 – A festival bringing together Albanian and regional folk ensembles and a trade fair with handicraft works were the two events celebrating the opening of the new tourist season in the southern coastal city of Vlora.
Ensembles from Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia participated in the fourth edition of the Aulona Folk Festival performing traditional songs and dances from May 12 to 15.
Organized by the Aulona cultural centre, the festival has turned into a traditional event promoting Vlora, as a top tourist destination in Albania and the region.
The festival, known for its spectacular and original character, is part the
International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Arts (CIOOF) calendar and relies on its principles
Meanwhile, the handicraft fair brought clothing, wooden, glass and ornament objects.
“The special handicraft fair completes the geography of the opening of the tourist season because Vlora is the queen of tourism and history,” said organizers of the fair.
Aulona Folk Festival opens tourist season in Vlora
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