In particular, the war in the former Yugoslavia has placed a great strain on Albania’s relations with it’s neighbors, notably with Serbia, Macedonia and Greece. In addition to constant ...

In a historical twist, the home of Albania’s late communist dictator Enver Hoxha is hosting international artists fascinated ...

Butrint's history tells the story of the Mediterranean's shifting politics and its many cultures and religions – all of which have shaped modern-day Albania. "In 1992, [Butrint] was the first ...

Tour operators can help you rent a kayak or hire a motorboat from the Albanian town of Pustec to get to Maligrad and several shoreside cave-hewn churches where Christian hermits once dwelled.

Hoxha’s rule of terror murdered 5,577 men and 450 women in Albania. Communist regimes throughout history have produced their fair share of cults of personality (cue the eponymous 1988 song by Living ...

The five-day event was co-sponsored by the Albanian History Teachers Association and The Olga Lengyel Institute, or TOLI, a New York-based nonprofit that promotes Holocaust education throughout ...

Albania’s prime minister announced plans to open a museum in Tirana dedicated to the stories of its citizens who saved Jews during the Holocaust. The museum will also honor Jewish history and ...