One of the biggest hotels is the Enkelana Hotel. It is located on the shores of Lake Ohrid in the beautiful town of Pogradec.  The view is a beautiful one, you could see the lake from your room. Reconstructed in 2002 Enkelena Hotel offers its clients a combination of tradition , modern and old style architecture.

The hotel has 60 rooms in total with a full capacity of 128 beds which 14 are single, 34 are double, 6 are triple and 6 suites. In every room you could find the facilities such as a TV , bathroom, showers etc. The food is a combination of traditional food,especially Trout and Koran. The restaurant has over 80 seats and the bar has over 150 seats. Read the rest of this entry »

The one place that you have to visit is the Rozafa Castle!
The fortress is located in North Albania , precisely in the city of Shkoder.  The Castle has an amazing view of the city , of the lake and its the best place to have a picnic with your family and friends. Rozafa is surrounded by the two beautiful lakes Drin and Buna.

Behind the beautiful castle ,there is fantastic legend,which has been told by centuries.

Legend says that three brothers were initially trying to build a castle,a fortress. They worked day and night, they got tired, the walls kept going down. Then a wise man, told the brothers “Sacrifice someone,the walls will not break !” .
They had to decide whom to sacrifice so the fortress would not break down like before.

The tree brothers decided that they would sacrifice one of their wife, but they would not tell them. They decided that the first wife that brings lunch to them shall be sacrificed,but two of the brothers told their wifes but the youngest brother said nothing to his wife. Read the rest of this entry »

Below you can learn some interesting facts and figures about Albania.

This is the Albanian flag, red with a black two-headed eagle in the center. Albania is also known as Land of Eagles. Other formal names of Albania are Republic of Albania whereas in the Albanian language there is Shqiperia or Republika Shqiperise.

Albanian Cities

• City Population
• Tirana                      898000
• Durrës                      365000
• Elbasan                    359000
• Fier                            383000
• Vlorë                        263000
• Shkodër                   228000
• Korçë                        202000
• Gjirokastër             175000
• Berat                         163000
• Lushnjë                   100000
• Sarandë                    80,200

(*Note that the data above contains different smaller villages or other districts)

Albanian Population

Albanian Population is said to be approximately 3,639,453 (July 2009 est.) with a population growth of 0.5 % per year. Note that 3.6 million Albanians are counted only in the Republic of Albania whereas the total number of Albanians worldwide is said to be around 6.5 million and most of them live in Greece, Italy, United States and other Western European countries

Albanian Ethnic Groups

Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Turks)

Religion in Albania

Even though Albania is known as one of the countries where different religions live happily together, there are different break-downs such the ones below

Muslim 60%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%, Atheists 10 %

Languages Spoken in Albania

Albanian (official – derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Area

The Albanian area is approximately 28.748 km square from which 4.7 percent is covered from water

Currency:  LEK  (1 Euro – 130 lek)
Internet TLD:  .AL
Calling Code: 355

If you are reading this then most probably you would like to visit Albania. First of all congratulations, its a wise choice. This website was launched with the sole purpouse, showing to the world the magnificent territory of Albania.

If you love seas, no need to worry, we have got in thenorth the Adriatic Sea and in the south, Ioanian Sea. The Albanian Riviera which is located in the south-western part of the country offers excellent relaxing places for any ages.
If you love greeneries or mountains, we have reserved a spot for you too, Albania has a lot of high mountains where you can go and have some fun with your beloved ones. We are sure you will never forget those moments.

In this site we will try to add all the information needed for anyone who is willing to visit Albania. The following categories will be available for any of you

• Albanian Cities -> Different guides about different cities in Albania
• Albanian Geography -> Whether you want to know the population of Albania or its borders, everything will be explained in this sector
• Albanian History -> The famous Albanian history will be discussed in this category
• Albanian Hotels -> If you are looking for accomodation in Albania or if you want albanian hotel reviews then this will be your ideal spot
• Albanian Economy -> We are sure many of you might be interested to invest in the Albanian Real Estate thats why there will be a special sector solely for the discussion of Albanian Economy

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Travel Albania Staff