Bunk’Art 1 & 2 in Tirana: Which Bunker Museum to Visit
Bunk’Art 1 or Bunk’Art 2? A Tirana native explains Albania’s Cold War bunker museums – history, Sigurimi secrets, prices, hours, and which one to pick.
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Përmet, Albania: The Bënjë Thermal Springs and the Vjosa Valley
Bënjë’s thermal pools sit beside an Ottoman bridge in Lengarica Canyon, near Përmet on the wild Vjosa. A local’s honest guide to visiting.
UNESCO Sites in Albania: A Local’s Complete Guide
Every UNESCO site in Albania, explained: Butrint, Berat, Gjirokastër, the Ohrid region, iso-polyphony and the xhubleta — by a lifelong Tirana local.
Dajti Ekspres: Riding the Cable Car Up Tirana’s Mountain Balcony
Ride Dajti Ekspres, the cable car up Tirana’s ‘balcony’ mountain. Current prices, hours, what’s at the top, and honest tips from a lifelong Tirana local.
Gjirokastër, Albania: Inside the UNESCO City of Stone
Explore Gjirokastra, Albania’s UNESCO ‘City of Stone’: the hilltop castle, Cold War spy plane, Ottoman bazaar, tower houses, and Kadare’s birthplace.
Grand Park of Tirana: How Locals Spend a Day at the Lake
Tirana’s Grand Park and Artificial Lake, the green heart south of Blloku, where locals run, picnic, and take the evening xhiro around the water.
The Pyramid of Tirana: From Hoxha’s Museum to Tech Hub
Piramida went from a 1988 museum for dictator Enver Hoxha to a graffiti ruin kids slid down, then reopened in 2023 as Tirana’s free-to-climb tech hub.