Albania is not "undiscovered," as I've heard many travelers say. Beaches in Ksamil, on the southwestern coast near the hub city Sarandë, are just as swarmed with tourists in July and August as the ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania opened a low-cost airport Sunday at the site of a former refugee camp to boost tourism in one of its poorest northeastern areas. The first domestic flight landed at ...

Safet Gjici, Mayor of Kukes speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kukes city, north of Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

Beaches in Albania: The Hidden Gems of the Riviera. Posted: March 11, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. Explore the stunning Beaches in Albania, where crystal-clear waters, golden sands, and ...

We joined the local Albanian holidaymakers on the beach loungers ($5 for the day) and stared across the water to where — according to Homer's legend — Odysseus washed ashore on Corfu.

Tourist guide Afrim Cenaj, 44, shows the underground tunnels beneath the city of Kukes, about 150 kilometers (90 miles) north of Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. A new underground ...

Under the Albanian town of Kukes lies a vast warren of underground tunnels and a military command center, relics of the former communist regime's fear of a foreign invasion that never came.