Apollonia & Epidamnos Impression

If we were in Durres about zhruba 3,000 years ago, we would find the Illyrian tribes of the Taulants and the Parthians. They are indigenous people of this territory. The first written references appear in the 7th century BC from ancient authors. The existence of this city we owe the Greeks, whose arrival in this area was part of the so-called great colonization. They wanted to eliminate overcrowding and lack of land. Its origins date back to 628 - 627 BC when they founded the village of Epidamnos (now Durres) and 39 years later in 588 BC Apollonia. Then followed Buthroton (today Butrint) and Orikon (today Oricum), which are originated at the turn of the 6th and 5th century BC.

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Shkodra Impression

A few years ago, the holiday vacations in Albania appeared from nowhere.Like most of people, I hesitated and shook my head thinking about this country. I was wondering what I even know about this country. I only recalled the image of the 7th year of elementary school, when the teacher of geography told us only the capital is called Tirana.

Shokdra - city centre

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Tirana Impression

Tirana - the capital of the Republic of Albania, located under the Dajti mountains, about 40 km from the coast. It is the administrative and cultural center of the country with a population of about 650,000 inhabitants. According to the real situation, I would say that it has more inhabitants, many people come to work to Tirana.

Tirana - city center, Skanderbeg square

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Durres Impression

Albania - a land of eagles, Enver's bunkers, a lost corner of the world with the cruelest mafia in the world that few tourists know about and just frightens most people.

You can get there either by endless kilometers of Balkan roads of varying quality or by plane, which I think is the easiest and best way to travel. I chose the other way, as I just didn't want to travel 24 hours by bus. In about 80 minutes we admired the waves of the Adriatic from the plane and started to descend to the Mother Teresa Airport near the village of Rinas. Of course, the first thing that will strike you in the eye are red flags everywhere, not only at the airport, but also in the city, houses, institutions - a patriotic phenomenon typical of the Balkans.

Durres - sunset on the beach

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