Aug 04 2009
Albania highlights: Apollonia
Apollonia is one of the main tourist attractions in Albania and rightly so. Now Unesco world heritage sight, Apollonia was founded on the banks of the river Vjosa by the Greeks in 588 b.C.
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Albania Hotels in Fier | Find your Albania Hotel!
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Jul 24 2009
Grand Hotel Leone – Fier Hotel
Apollonia, Albania
Fier is a friendly city in southwest Albania. It is very close to the ruined Corinthian city of Apollonia and ideal for exploring. It´s affluence grew early on thanks to natural gas resources. In the 17th century Strabo writes about Fier, describing “a rock which emits fire” and “springs flowing with hot water and asphalt” Continue Reading »
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