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 really interesting 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 …
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 …
On our route to Berat we passed Fier where we saw huge industrial structures on the city outskirts. We already knew about the “lost power plant” from another travel blog, so we went to have a look. The 1,5 km2 site of the thermal power plant and fertiliser factory is already inactive for years, as …
Today we were driving north along the coast in the direction of the Llogara pass, but first we found a small peninsula with a castle of Ali Pasha and a submarine bunker of Cold War times. At Porto Palermo lies a tiny peninsula which is connected to the mainland only by a narrow strip of …
Driving over a pass into the next valley, we reached Gjirokastër on a perfectly sunny day. Great to explore this town with traditionally slate covered houses. Descending into the valley The old town of Gjirokastër is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as “a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town, built by farmers of …
We had crossed Greece in only 3 days and had spent the night on the last beach before the border to Albania. Now it was time to explore a new country! Parking for the night Reaching the border Soon we were through the control and had entered Albania Beside of a Mercedes, this is another …
