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A mysterious country called Albania has recently opened for tourism. Covered by more than 2/3 of dense virgin forests, it attracts the attention of travelers with its picturesque lakes, breathtaking landscapes and, of course, beautiful beaches.
The country's culture combines the incongruous: different eras and religions are intertwined and coexist in a bizarre way. Orthodox churches not far from mosques, abandoned factories are adjacent to the ruins of ancient cities - and all this is magical Albania!
Tourist tax
There is a tourist tax in the country. Included in the price of the tours.
Beaches and swimming season
Depending on the resort, beaches are divided into sandy, pebble and sand-pebble. City beaches are free to visit; you only have to pay for umbrellas and sun loungers. As a rule, on summer season hotels rent beaches, allowing guests to use beach equipment for free.
Albania has more than 300 sunny days a year, the swimming season lasts from May to September, but it is also comfortable to be outdoors in April and October.
Geographical location
Albania covers an area of 28,700 square meters. km. The country stretches from north to south along the coast of the Adriatic and Ionian seas for 427 km. Located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, Albania is separated from Italy by the Oranto Strait. In the northeast it borders with the Republic of Kosovo, in the northwest – with Montenegro, in the east – with Macedonia, in the southeast – with Greece.
Time
In winter it lags behind Moscow by 2 hours, in summer – by 1 hour.
Currency
The state currency is Lek. Payment credit card not accepted everywhere.
Climate
The coastal regions of Albania have a Mediterranean climate - mild and wet winters, dry and hot summers. In the south of the country it is subtropical Mediterranean, and in the north it is temperate. IN mountainous areas The climate is continental - cold winters and humid summers.
Kitchen
The national cuisine of Albania is distinguished by its diversity and splendor of flavors. Literally every dish is not only very tasty, but also cheap, which cannot but bribe tourists. When visiting Albania, be sure to try:
Burek- a snack made from puff pastry with cheese, minced meat and vegetables.
Trileche– a cake soaked in three types of milk: condensed, baked and cream. The dessert tastes like tiramisu.
Chofte– meat sausages with spices, vegetables, spinach and cheese, similar to meatballs or cutlets.
Tav Kosi– a dish of lamb baked under braid (local yogurt) with eggs. Served with rice.
Seafood is the calling card of Albania. Kots- This is a freshly caught dorado. The tender meat of this fish is deservedly considered one of the most exquisite delicacies in the world. Kartsalets- These are shrimps. In Albania, they are either grilled or boiled and served with various sauces.
Important information
Due to the lack of a national hotel classification system in Albania, the hotel category is determined at the discretion of hoteliers.
Lifehacks
- To avoid missing out on anything, be sure to rent a car during your trip. This way you can see much more. Price – from 30 euros per day.
- A nod of the head up and down means “no”, and a negative gesture, accordingly, is expressed in shaking the head left and right and means “yes”.
- Good shopping in Albania! Branded items are sold here at a discount of 30% to 70%.
Albania is located in the southeastern part of Europe, in the west of the Balkan Peninsula. This country also owns several islands. It is washed by the waters of the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
The climate in this country is quite warm and Mediterranean. The thermometer rarely drops below 8 C in winter. It only gets really cold in the mountains. There the temperature reaches 20 C below zero. It's quite hot in summer. The temperature in July rises to 32 C. However, it is easy to bear thanks to the constant sea breezes.
The holiday season begins in the spring, tourists arrive here in April. At this time, many plants and trees begin to bloom, and the country looks magical. But even at the end of the season the sea is still warm and gentle. Albania has approximately 300 sunny days a year, which significantly exceeds this figure in other resorts in the world.
Tourists are attracted to this country by its beautiful landscapes, relaxation by the sea, and amazing sights.
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In the video - Albanian seaside resorts:
Places for rest
The most sunny resort on the Ionian Sea is the city of Saranda. It is often referred to as the “Southern Gate of Albania”. The beaches of Qeparo and Lukova are located here, and the tourism business is well developed.
There are many 3 and 4 star hotels on the shore with excellent service. Holidays here are quite calm, there is no unnecessary fuss. While relaxing here, you should definitely try Albanian cuisine, the dishes of which are served in restaurants and bars in this city. This is where the most delicious grilled dishes are served, which is very popular in this city.
Resort city Saranda
Near Saranda there are interesting places for tourists - Konispol caves, the Blue Eye spring, historical city Butrint. There is also ferry crossing on greek island Corfu.
Konispol caves in Albania
Very popular resort is the Albanian port city of Durres. It is located on the Adriatic Sea and is famous for its nature, sandy shores and transparent sea water. There are several beaches here with access from roads.
Port city of Durres
The most popular of them is Durres Beach. The depth of the sea here is very small over 100-200 m from the shore. Thanks to this, the water is always very warm, and the beach is popular among tourists with children. This resort is considered one of the best for holidays in " the Velvet season" There are also many attractions here - the Roman Amphitheater, Archaeological Museum, palace of King Ahmet.
Durres beach in Albania
Not far from the Albanian capital Tirana is the Gulf of Lalzit. Its beaches have white and clean sand; many tourists note that the holiday here is quite calm. A huge advantage of relaxing near this bay is the healing air of the pine groves. People who have suffered from respiratory diseases are recommended to rest here. Air has a beneficial effect on the lungs and bronchi, helping a person to rehabilitate. And the nearby Albanian capital will reveal its history for them and show what it is rich in.
Lyalzit Bay
The best place to relax
But the most amazing resort in Albania is Vlora. It is located in the south of Albania. The Adriatic and Ionian seas meet on its coast, and it is here that the legendary Albanian Riviera begins.
Opposite Vlora is the island of Sazani. The resort is located 140 km from the capital of Albania - Tirana, 70 km from Italy and 12 km from Greece.
How to get there
You can get to the resort from Tirana by land transport- by bus, train or your own car.
In the video - the resort of Vlora:
Choosing a place to stay
It is at this resort that three star hotel Regina.
It is located 7 km from the city of Vlora, near the city of Radim, on the coast Ionian Sea. The sea is 100 m away, the hotel has its own sand and pebble beach with sun loungers and umbrellas.
The hotel is quite small, with only 34 rooms. Located 2 km from Radim and 4 hours drive from Tirana airport.
The video shows a variety of photos of the Regina Hotel:
Entertainment
In terms of entertainment, the hotel offers an evening program every day. There is equipment for scuba diving, bicycle rental, and fishing is organized.
You can also sing karaoke or visit the outdoor pool, sauna, hot bath or go for a massage.
There is a hairdresser and beauty salon on site, free parking, and the ability to rent a car.
You can also contact the tour desk and go sightseeing with a guide. For example, to the nearby Kuzum Baba hill, which offers a beautiful view of the sea.
Hotel accommodation and cost
The hotel rooms have double, triple and family rooms.
- The cost of hotel accommodation for a couple is from 2500 rubles per night.
- The cost of hotel accommodation for a family starts from 3,600 rubles per night.
Rooms are available with sea or garden views. They have air conditioning, TV, refrigerator, coffee maker, radio and telephone. The bathroom contains a shower or bath, bidet, toilet, slippers, and necessary personal care items.
Hotel room
Each room has a furnished balcony, and the hotel has a spacious terrace with umbrellas.
Services include free parking, daily room cleaning, change of towels and linen, dry cleaning and ironing.
Nutrition
The hotel restaurant offers an all-inclusive buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Meals at the hotel
Italian and Albanian cuisine is served. Drinks include tea, coffee, juices. For an additional price you can try excellent wine.
There is a cocktail bar and gift shop on site.
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Albania has been increasingly chosen as a holiday destination for several years now. The charming Balkan country owes its popularity to its pristine nature, more than 300 kilometers of varied beaches, delicious cuisine and the best accommodation. On the coast of Albania we also find cozy boarding houses without meals or only with breakfast, as well as modern hotels with a convenient all-inclusive formula (which we recommend especially for people traveling with children). Which resort is better to choose for a seaside holiday in Albania? We will help you decide on cities located on the Adriatic or Ionian coast.
Adriatic coast
Shengjin
Shengjin - the northernmost seaside resort in Albania. We recommend it most for families with children - all because of the sandy beaches with gentle access to the sea. Shengjin is also an excellent choice for nature lovers and visitors - not far from the city is the Kun Vajn Nature Reserve (Kune Vajn Tale), close to the Albanian part of Lake Skadar and Shkoder (the largest and most important city in the northern part of the country).
Durres
Durrs, together with Golem (from the point of view of the administration, these are two different units, but in general Golem is considered the hotel district of Durres) is the most popular place holidays on the Adriatic coast. Tourists are attracted here by wide, long beaches and numerous cafes, restaurants and shops. Durres itself is the second largest city and the main port of the state, where we can also find ancient monuments. You can easily reach the capital of Albania, Tirana. The area around Durres and Golem - perfect place for relax.
Spille
Spille is located approximately 40 km south of Durres and 30 km from Golem. The village is famous for its sandy beach with a gentle slope to the sea. Apart from sunbathing lovers, the town of Spille is best recommended for those looking for have a relaxing holiday, away from the city noise that reigns on the largest and most famous resorts Albania.
At the junction of the Adriatic and Ionian seas
Vlora
Vlora with Radhime, located approximately 14 km, is one of the largest tourist centers in Albania. Vlora is also one of the oldest cities countries. Thanks to its location on the contractual border between two seas, you will find sandy beaches with a gentle slope to the sea and secluded rocky coves. Vlora is the second largest port in Albania, and cruises to Italy are a popular attraction. We especially recommend Vlora to people who like to relax away from the city center and who like to sunbathe and swim in the turquoise Radhime water, sparkling like crystal.
Borsch
Borscht is a tiny resort located near the town of Himare. According to many, this area contains the most beautiful (albeit rocky and pebbly) beaches in Albania. This place is best recommended to people who are looking for picturesque landscapes, wonderful nature (waterfalls) and monuments (eg Sopot Castle).
Ionian coast
Saranda
Saranda is one of the three largest tourist destinations in Albania and the largest resort in the south of the country. The city is famous for its good tourism infrastructure, picturesque landscapes (the resort is surrounded by mountains) and a location just a few kilometers from the coast of Corfu (cruises to the Greek island are one of the biggest attractions in Saranda). The resort also makes an excellent base for visiting the famous spring Blue eye and Butrint UNESCO. We recommend it especially for lovers of active recreation.
Ksamil
Ksamil is the most best resort in Albania by the sea. The city is located a few kilometers from Saranda. It is famous for its beautiful landscapes, beaches and picturesque islets (due to which it is often called Albanian Caribbean Sea). During the holiday season, Ksamil is teeming with life almost 24 hours a day. Ksamil is located next to the National Park and the archaeological site of Butrint. We especially recommend Ksamil to young people looking for fun.
Best hotels in Albania
Everything about holidays in Albania in 2020 based on reviews from tourists. The best beach resorts with white sand, prices for all-inclusive tours and food costs. Sights and interesting places. Tips for vacationers with children.
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Holidays in Albania
Albania is comfortably located on the sea coast between Greece and Montenegro. Due to many years of isolation, the development of tourism began here quite recently, but the country is developing confidently and has been welcoming Russian vacationers for several years now.
The only one international Airport located in the capital of the country, Tirana. There are no regular direct flights, but there are transfers in European cities from Moscow. However, in the summer months, charter direct flights open - for example, Ural Airlines has them.
Russia and Albania have a partial visa regime. In the summer of 2020, you can visit the country without a visa if your vacation in Albania does not exceed three months. The rest of the time you need to apply for a visa.
If you are traveling on your own, it is better to book a transfer from Tirana airport to your hotel online at KiwiTaxi. Upon arrival at the airport, the car will already be waiting.
Seaside holiday season in Albania
Albania, located in the Balkans, is famous for its truly hot summers! Winter here is short - only about two months. Mid-March marks the arrival of summer, and the beach season in Albania begins in April.
Rain in these places is a rare occurrence, and the most comfortable temperature in summer is not even near the sea, but in the mountains - approximately +23...+25°C.
During the summer months in Tirana the temperature can rise to +40°C, but it is much more pleasant to be on the coast. The coastal wind creates the optimal resort temperature - about +30°C.
Towards the end of summer, the sea warms up to +25°C, so it is optimal to plan a holiday with children in Albania for August or September. The beach season closes at the end of October.
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Prices for tours to Albania in 2020
Tours from Russia to Albania have appeared recently, so not every travel agency will offer you this route. Therefore, it is better to search for tours online on services and - search for major tour operators and tours at the best possible prices.
Charter flights to resorts fly from Moscow. In 2020, the cost of a tour to Albania for two starts from 70 thousand rubles. This includes 7 nights at a resort in a 3* hotel. Some hotels are located literally a few meters from the sea.
If a week at the resort is not enough for you, there are options for 14 days - from 86 thousand rubles for two under the same conditions.
But the all-inclusive system is a very rare phenomenon in Albania. In 2020, there are simply no five-star hotels at the resorts, and the price of meals mainly includes only breakfast.
According to tourists' reviews, there is no point in waiting from Albania yet high level hotels and inns. The country is still just gaining popularity; you simply won’t find high-class service here. But if you want to relax in an unusual, picturesque and inexpensive place- that way.
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Prices for holidays by the sea in Albania in 2020
The country accepts the euro, but there is also local currency. One Albanian lek is equal to approximately 50-60 Russian kopecks.
Prices in Albania will definitely please you! You can have lunch in an inexpensive cafe for 650 lek, and in a restaurant - for a maximum of a little over 2000 lek. Sandwiches here cost 200 lek, and pizza is only 500.
Surprisingly, for the same 500 lek you will get the use of two sun loungers and an umbrella on the beach. However, there are not many beaches equipped with sun loungers in Albania, so you won’t have to pay for anything at all.
Drinks are also inexpensive! You need to pay about 135 lek for a cup of cappuccino, and beer costs about 180-200 lek for 1.5 liters. Albania is known for its delicious wines. A bottle of table red wine costs about 300 lek and, according to tourists, these are really high-quality drinks. A 5-liter canister of water costs only 100 lek - we recommend drinking purchased water.
Transport costs won't put a dent in your budget either: travel on a city bus is 40 lek, between settlements- from 60 lek. Just don’t forget that Albania is hot and there are a lot of serpentines - traveling by bus between cities is not always comfortable.
If you want to make your own routes and not depend on public transport, then rent a car. Through the Skyscanner Car Hire service you can book a car in advance without overpayments. A liter of gasoline in Albania costs 170 lek.
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Seaside holidays in Albania - 2020: which resort to choose
Resorts in Albania are varied both in size and type: there are both sandy and pebble beaches. It depends on which seashore the resort is located on. Albania is the meeting place of two seas, the Adriatic and Ionian, and, according to tourists, the difference in currents and water temperature can literally be felt physically if you go into the water on the beaches of the resort of Vlora.
Resorts of the Adriatic Sea
Durres - Big City on the coast Adriatic Sea with a population of 200 thousand people. It is interesting that the Albanians themselves consider the city to be large and noisy, but it does not seem so to tourists from Russia. There is entertainment for any season and for different tourists. In Durres you will find large shopping centers, fitness clubs, pharmacies. And closer to the beaches there are amusement parks, embankments, clubs, cafes and restaurants.
Length coastline in Durres it is about 15 km, the bottom is flat, so the resort is perfect for families with small children. In the center and on the outskirts, the city looks different: the village flavor is gradually replaced by multi-storey buildings, and green landscapes closer to the center are adjacent to large hotels and shops.
Shengjin
Just 20 years ago, Shengjin was a small fishing village; now tourists from all over Europe come here to relax. The resort is suitable for those who go to the sea to improve their health: the coniferous forests around the resort make the air healing and the landscapes enchanting. Shengjin has both well-kept beaches and historical monuments.
Lyalzit Bay
This is a resort in the central part of Albania, next to the cape Kepi Rhodonit. Place known for whites sandy beaches and coniferous forests that stretch along the coastline. Here you will find silence and a calm, peaceful holiday.
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Resorts of the Ionian Sea
Tourists call this resort the local Seychelles, and no wonder! In order to see with your own eyes the real paradise beaches, it is not necessary to fly to the ocean. These are the beaches of Albania included in the TOP best beaches peace. The sand here is almost snow-white and gives the water a soft blue tint. Some small bays have a pebble bottom.
From Ksamil you can go to Greece on an excursion to the island of Corfu, but this requires a Schengen visa. And for those who like a secluded holiday, tourists recommend the Monastic Beach, located near the monastery of St. George.
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Saranda is a small town with an excellent level of service. Here are the most best hotels, the excursion business is well developed. Tourists recommend visiting the ruins of Butrint.
The most visited beaches in the city are Qeparo and Lukova. The terrain here is hilly and the bottom is mostly pebbly. Tourists from all over the world come to these beaches with the purest water. Fans of underwater excursions really like it here, and the residents of Saranda even opened several diving schools in the city.
Not far from Saranda there is a resort called Borscht. This beach in Albania is famous for its incredible blue sea color and scenery.
Vlora
This resort is interesting for its location. It is located at the junction of two seas - the Adriatic and Ionian.
It is quieter here than in Durres, there are slightly fewer inhabitants. There are two types of beaches - sandy on the Adriatic and pebble on the Ionian coast. A special feature of holidays in Vlore is the lack of first-line hotels. It simply isn’t here, since the beach is separated from the city by a wide road.
From here you can go to the Illyrian city of Apollonia and the Ardenitsa monastery.
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What to see in Albania
Despite the fact that there are not many tourists in Albania yet and excursion activities are not well developed, unusual and interesting places there is enough in this country. There are attractions here both for lovers of nature, almost untouched by man, and for those who want to visit cultural monuments and shrines.
Riviera of flowers - resort area between Vlora and Saranda. She is considered the most picturesque place in Albania. These are untouched beaches, clean and incredibly beautiful - the construction of high-rise buildings is prohibited in these areas. You can only live in private small houses in the Riviera area.
Ancient road of Egnantia- an unusual landmark of Albania. This is a road several hundred kilometers long, previously it crossed the provinces of Rome. Now the road has partially collapsed and is overgrown with grass, but it still looks impressive.
Venetian tower in Durres. The ancient Byzantine tower is majestic and free to visit. There is a bar and a cafe right in the tower, which will make the walk even more enjoyable - we have already said about low prices in Albania.
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Capital Tirana. It’s convenient to go there from Durres on excursions - the distance is only a little over 30 kilometers.
On holiday in Albania in 2020, visit the national marine park "Karaburun-Sazan" near the resort of Vlore. Here you can go diving, and what you see will definitely not leave you indifferent: in addition to the richest flora and fauna, you will see the remains of ancient ships and ships of the Second World War.
Tourists are also advised to visit the fortified city with a centuries-old history and the city Shkoder, located on the shore of the lake. Beautiful mountain Daiti 2600 m high, leading to it cable car. There are many churches and fortresses in Albania, and you will definitely see them near your chosen resort. For example, in the area of Dhermi beach (city of Saranda) there are thirty Orthodox churches.
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