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Berat – Town of a Thousand Windows

By JUXHINA MALAJ Short History With its old town (Mangalem district) designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2008, the city of Berat is one of the most striking cities
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Komiteti – a portal to the past

By MAIRE ROWLAND “This is the only thing that has been donated to me in the entire cafe,” laughs Arber Cepani, the owner of Komiteti, Tirana’s first cafe/museum. He points to a
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Kruja Travel Guide

Short history Located in north central Albania between Kruja Mountain and the Ishà«m River, the city of Kruja is about 20 km away from Tirana. Its municipality, which was formed in 2015,
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Impressions of Tirana

By MAIRE ROWLAND According to Mercer’s poll on the world’s most liveable cities, Tirana is one of the least attractive metropolises on the continent. My experience of moving here from Ireland has
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Gjirokastra – The City of Stone

Situated in the Drino valley between Lunxheria Mountain and Mount Gjerà«, Gjirokastra is one of the most loved Albanian cities by tourists who are attracted to its unique architecture and rich history.
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Northern Albania in 1903-1904 by Erich Liebert

Robert Elsie, a writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies, has published on his Early Photography in Albania website a few photos of Northern Albania taken from 1902- 1908 by Austrian
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Albania after Italian occupation in 1939

Robert Elsie, a writer, translator, interpreter, and specialist in Albanian studies, has published on his Early Photography in Albania website a few photos of Albania taken in 1939 by German scholar and
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Albania through a lens

By JUXHINA MALAJ TIRANA, Jan. 20 – A photo exhibition by Adam Lazowski, Professor of EU Law at the University of Westminster, London, opened on January 19, 2016 at the Kalo Gallery
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