Brad
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Is Gjirokaster Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
Gjirokaster sits on a steep hillside in southern Albania, all grey stone roofs and Ottoman houses stacked above a valley of olive groves. I arrived by furgon from Berat, tired and a little skeptical after being told by a few other travelers that “one Albanian old town is basically the same as another.” Within an…
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Is Berat Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
Berat is the kind of town that photos don’t quite do justice. I’d seen pictures of its stacked Ottoman houses before my trip and expected something pretty. What I got was a lot more textured than that: steep cobbled lanes, a working hillside castle with people still living inside it, and a slower pace of…
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Is Tirana Worth Visiting? Pros, Cons and Travel Tips (2026)
Tirana doesn’t show up on many “best European cities” lists, and that’s part of what makes it interesting. I spent close to two weeks in the Albanian capital, splitting my time between long walks through the city center and day trips out to the mountains and coast. I went in without many expectations. I left…
