The bay of Kotor is an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Montenegro for its well preserved medieval towns around the bay and the natural environment with its high mountains. We wanted to explore this area by bike. We had started from Kotor where we got the bikes out and explored the old town before we …
From Shkodër it was not far to the border of Montenegro. We were looking forward to get there especially as we were going to visit a friend! From Velipojë, where we had spent the night parking directly at the beach, we had to drive back to Shkodër and west to reach the border to Montenegro. …
We were now in the most northern town of Albania: Shkodër. In the centre of town a museum dedicated to the photography studio of the Marubi family got our interest and afterwards we found an old bridge not far from Shkodër. From the Marubi family – also spelled Marubbi – came the important Albanian photographers …
In the north of Albania, we had found a lost military airbase from the communist era. On the internet there are some fascinating pictures of this place, so we went to have a look. Driving over the lost airfield Link to the pictures which had us visit this place: URBEXTOUR What we found on …
Coming from Skopje, we entered Kosovo and drove over the Prevela pass until we reached Prizren. It was the day before the Day of Independence of Kosovo and everywhere flags were put up and people were enjoying the good weather in the mountains and in the town of Prizren. No comment 🙁 Reaching the border …
We had reached Skopje, the capital of (North) Macedonia, where we joined a guided tour to learn more about this city. Maybe something we should do more often, as you get to ask all your questions, which doesn’t work with a travel book. When we had reached Skopje and were looking for a parking, we …
From the Albanian side of Lake Ohrid we drove around the lake and reached Macedonia and the town of Ohrid with its many churches. The weather got better, and we had a great impression of this wonderful lake. Church of St. John at Kaneo We had found a great spot the day before (41.050999,20.645700) and …
We had planned to visit two sites, one in Tirana, another close to Lake Ohrid, but both didn’t work out, nevertheless we had an interesting day which ended with a fabulous dinner at a very original restaurant. Mercedes is the Albanian’s favourite car, from classics to the current top model (Mercedes Benz /8 introduced in …
We had reached Tirana and from our parking we went to explore this vibrant city with many traces of its communist past still visible. Traditional zebra crossing .. … and the unorthodox version of Tirana Albanian Orthodox Cathedral of Christ’s Resurrection When we came past the cathedral late in the evening, the four candles around the …
Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, fascinated us with its beautiful historic buildings and a fortified city on top of the hill overlooking the narrow valley. We had spent the night at the centre of Berat, parked next to the river. From there we started to stroll through the narrow alleys between all the historic …
