Albania Travel and Tourism Resource Guide
Albania Background
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Find Albania travel and tourist information with links to official travel and tourism websites and state resources for visitors to Albania.
Albania Background Information
Albania at a Glance
Albania is known as Eagle's Country, Shqiperi in Albanian. Tirana is the capital, with Durres Albania's major port on the Adriatic Sea.
Albania History
Located close to the town of Korca (South-east Albania), on the Korca-Kolonja national road, the Tumulus of Kamenica is one of the most representative monuments of the prehistory of Albania and of the wider region.
Rome conquered the Illyrian Kingdom in 168 BC, and went on to rule for more than five centuries. Some of the emperors were even of Illyrian descent, as the region became a major transit route through Byzantium.
As the Roman Empire declined, Goths, Huns, Bulgars, and Slavs all tried to fill the vacuum. Then came the Normans and the Serbs.
After the collapse of Stephan Dushan's Serbian Empire, and the death of Scanderbeg, the feudal lords were soon overrun by the Turks.
Albanian language and culture were suppressed for almost 400 years during Ottoman rule, although the Turks were never able to totally control the people.
Ismail Qemal led a series of revolts against Turkey, and on November 28, 1912, Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944.
Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
Albania Landscape
One of the smallest countries in Europe, Albania is also very mountainous and little known to outsiders.
Albania Language and Culture
Albania underwent a cultural revolution in the mid-1960s, when Western influences were scorned, Soviet and Chinese systems were followed, and hardly anyone could enter the country.
Albania Traditions and Customs
Predominately an Indo- European people, descendants of the ancient Illyrians, the Albanians are divided into two main groups: the Ghegs to the north of the Shkumbi River, and the Tosks to the south.
Map of Albania
Map of Albania
Countries neighbouring Albania:
Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia and Greece.
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Capital City of Albania
The Capital City of Albania is Tirana
Tirana History
Tirana Location
Map of Tirana
Driving Distances from Tirana.
Tirana Public Transportation
Tirana Sightseeing
Albania Regions
Out and About in Albania
Main Cities in Albania
Albania Tourism
Official Albania Government and Tourist Information Offices
Albania
Tourist Attractions
Sightseeing - Top 10 Sights in Albania
Albania Tours
Excursions Around Albania
Albania Transportation
Getting To and Around Albania
Albania by Air
Airlines and Airports - Flights.
Cheap Flights to Tirana - TIA
Albania by Road
Albania by Ship
Albania by Train
Albania Travel Tips
Albania Locals and Frequent Visitors Share Their Travel Tips
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Travel Tips
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Tirana Bank now has access to the Visa system. I withdrew some Lek from a Skodra branch of Tirana Bank with no problems. It was a little un-nerving to have a guard with a machine gun on duty 24 hours a day but much better than bringing in hard cash.
By Ian Lawrence.
Albania Weather and Maps
Weather in Albania
Albania Websites
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