Jul 25 2009
Shkodër hotel Colosseo
Room in Hotel Colosseo
Shkodër is a wonderful city, simply teeming with history, on ther shores of Lake Shkoda. Continue Reading »
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Jul 25 2009
5 star Hotel Butrinti – Sarande Hotel
Sarande hotels
Sarande is one of the most popular tourist attractions on the Albanian Riviera. Its name derives from the Byzantine monastery Άγιοι Σαράντα (Agioi Saranta), meaning “Forty Saints”.
Sarande is only two nautical miles away from the island of Corfu and very close Butrint, an ancient city and an Unesco World heritage site.
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Jul 25 2009
Hotel Kocibelli – Korçë Hotel
With it’s 75000 inhabitants, Korçë is a mid-sized city in Albania. Hotel Kocibelli is smack in the center of this city. And for a hotel in the center of a mid sized city this is one of cheapest we ever encounted. This does not however impact the quality negatively. Everything in and around the hotel is nice and clean, the rooms are clean and spacious. You would never think that you were paying between 20 and 40 euros per night.
The city suffered most from both the communist and nazi regimes and there are enough marks to prove this. There are however also less grim sites to view like the Christian Orthodox Church which is a quite a nice sight:
Christian Orthodox Chruch in Korçë
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Jul 24 2009
Cajupi Hotel – Gjirokastër Hotel
Hotel Cajupi Gjirokaster, Albania
Gjirokastër is a city in southern Albania, with about 34.000 inhabitants. It´s name comes from the Greek Αργυρόκαστρο and means “Silver castle”. The castle is still the main attractian today and houses the military museum. Continue Reading »
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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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Jul 24 2009
Univers Hotel – Elbasan Hotel
Elbasan
Elbasan is a pleasant city in central Albania, seeped in history.
The city was known in Roman times as Masio Scampa, founded in the 1st century A.D..
The city still has a very Ottoman feel to it and boasts many fine mosques and medieval buildings, such as the Elbasan castle.
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Jul 23 2009
Tomori Hotel – Berat hotel
Berat Hotel
Berat is a gorgeous, unmissable city surrounded by the Tomor mountains.
The Tomori Mengjes Hotel gets its name from these mountains and from the Albanian word for ‘morning’ (mengjes). ‘Morning mountains’ may not be the first thing you think of when you see the pink facade of this hotel. Continue Reading »
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Jul 23 2009
Hotel Iliria Internacional – Durrës hotel
Hotel Iliria Internacional photo
This is a great hotel on the near the Adriatic sea front. With it’s tropical look and close proximity to the sea the hotel is fantastic for both business and pleasure. And the price is right; with an average price of E50, it is hard to go wrong!
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Jul 23 2009
Sheraton Hotel Tirana – Tirana Hotel
Tirana Sheraton Hotel/Tower
The famous hotel chain Sheraton Hotels can be also found in Tirana. Impressively towering above the landscape the hotel is a treat to stay at.
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