Albania
September 22, 1999
Durrës Beach
Tirana is the capital of Albania, and the biggest city of the country. Still it is a small and compact place that is best explored on foot. Its architecture bears considerable influence of Italian as well as Turkish monuments, lying as it does exactly between Rome and Istanbul. The Skënderberg Square is a huge open space in the centre of the city while Mt. Dajti, at 5,030 ft, towers over the eastern side. Tirana has many museums.
The third-largest city in Albania, Elbasan is the site of a huge Chinese-built steel mill, parts of which still spew colored smog over the city. Elbasan is a quaint old town, and the ride over the mountains from Tirana is spectacular.
Durrës is the second largest city of Albania in terms of size, but also the largest most important port in the country.
Perhaps the most famous Albanian beach, it lies to the south of the town of Durrës, only 39 km away from the capital. This is the most popular beach in the country. It is 6 km long and the sand belt is wide.
Durrës Beach
1 of the almost 1 million
Nightlife
Tirana Stadium
Me in Tirana
Little friend
