Day trips from Tirana, Albania: Kruja
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Day trips from Tirana, Albania: Kruja

By Emma Marshall and Nick Warburton This post contains affiliate links Thanks to its political isolation for nearly half a century, Albania has, understandably, rarely figured as a destination of choice on the tourist trail. That’s a shame because the country will undoubtedly captivate you. We certainly found this on a short break to its…

Tirana’s Skanderbeg Square: a snapshot of Albania’s past
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Tirana’s Skanderbeg Square: a snapshot of Albania’s past

By Emma Marshall Before arriving in Tirana, I have to confess I knew very little about the city, other than that it was the capital of a former communist country that, until relatively recently, rarely, if ever, featured on a “must-see” list of places to visit.  But it’s increasingly appearing in travel blogs as a…