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Albania's Summer Music Festivals: Kala, UNUM, Turtle Fest and Korça Beer Fest
Dates, ticket prices and transfer costs for Albania's festival season, from the imported beach festivals at Dhërmi to the beer festival locals actually go to.
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Albania's Evening Promenades: Where Every City Walks Its Xhiro
Every Albanian city keeps one street for the evening xhiro. This is the map of them all: Vlora's Lungomare, Durrës's Vollga, Korça's boulevard, and where Tirana walks.
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Renting a Car in Albania: What It Costs, What to Refuse, and Where Not to Drive
Economy cars run 15 to 40 euro a day, the deposit hold is where people get caught, and some roads are not worth the rental. Honest advice on driving Albania.
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Is Albania Safe? What the Numbers Say, and Why the Real Risk Is the Road
Albania's murder rate is lower than France's. Its road death rate is four times Britain's. Here is an honest look at what is actually dangerous here, and what is not.
destinations
Hiking Near Tirana: 6 Day Hikes and How to Actually Get to Them
Six hikes within an hour of Tirana, from the Dajti ridge to the Black Cave at Pëllumbas, with honest notes on which you can reach by bus and which really need a car.
food-and-drink
The Raki Trail: A Road Trip Through Skrapar and Përmet
How to visit the home of Albania's best raki: Çorovoda and the Osumi canyon, Përmet's mulberry raki, the October festival, and how to bring a bottle home.