Kruje Travel Blogs

I will go and visit the castle of the most important Albanian hero today he was an Albanian prince given as hostage to the Ottomans who converted him to Islam and gave him an education. His name is Gjergj Kastrioti - fortunately the Ottomans realized you could not market a man with the name Kas…

I wake up to another sunny day. I have been so fortunate on this journey. Other than a bit of snow on the second morning, every day has been sunny. I ready and head out with the thought of finding a bit of breakfast. I stop in a bakery and buy a couple of tube like pasteries made with filo dough …

To truly see a place you have to see it from the eyes of others. Albania is a place where you cannot see the true beauty in the scenery until you really get to know the people. The people here have got to be among the most hospitable on the planet, that’s for sure. If you are their guest you are …

From Macedonia to Albania.

let's be to few kilometers from Tirana and go to discover her city symbol of the Albanian history where this fortress succeeded for months in staying to the Turkish army in the XV century! it is a small town but well organized to entertain tourists (the only one in the whole north of Albania). Good…