The well-known site “Matadornetwork” ranks Albania at the top of tourist destinations

Albania stretches along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, sharing a coastline with the stunning locations of the Game of Thrones of Dubrovnik and the western border with Greece to the south, as well as trips to Corfu lasting only 30 minutes.

Inland, Albania is home to the Alps, where the national parks of Thethi and Valbona hide blue lakes and rivers, beneath steep peaks and the landscape is connected to family farmland.

Albanian aristocratic families of the Venetian period also decorated the village and the coast of Albania with castles.

Although their walls are now worn out, many of these fortresses are surprisingly well preserved, especially Kruja, Rozafa and Lëkurësi.

The port city of Durres also has a castle, although it is the massive Roman amphitheater, where most travelers go to see it.

Even more impressive is the ancient city of Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in a national park of the same name, whose Hellenistic theater still hosts performances every summer during the Butrint festival.

Not all of Albania’s architecture is old. In the capital, the Pyramid is one of the most fascinating monuments of the country.

Originally built as a museum in honor of communist leader Enver Hoxha in 1988, the structure later spent its time as a post-communist conference center, a NATO base during the Kosovo War, and a broadcast center for the Albanian media.

As of 2018, the latest plan for the pyramid is to transform it into a TUMO Center for Creative Technologies for local teens.

Tirana is home to some of the most underrated rock climbing sites in the Balkans – including those near another castle about 30 minutes south of the town, in the village of Petrela.

Albania should absolutely be on your radar for 2022./ KosovaPress