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Tripadvisor Lists 2020 Travelers’ Choice Awards for Emerging Destinations

2020-02-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Naoussa Greece

Naoussa, Greece and Saranda, Albania among Tripadvisors Travelers’ Choice trending and emerging destinations for 2020.

Tags: albania, destinations, Europe destinations, Greece, Saranda, Travelers Choice, travels, TripAdvisor

Save the Blue Heart of Europe in Albania

2018-07-27 by Phil Butler

Save the Blue Heart

In the wilds of Albania, the Vjosa River flows from its origins at Mavrovouni mountain in Northern Pindos mountain chain in Greece, to wind down through the Balkan mountains to the beautiful the Adriatic Sea. We must “Save the Blue Heart of Europe.”

Tags: #SAVETHEBLUEHEART, albania, Aoös, Blue Heart of Europe, Mihela Hladin Wolfe, Patagonia, Vjosa River, Vjosë River

Albania Renews Visa Free Travel Regime for Gulf States

2017-06-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from Tirana, Albania has renewed a visa-free travel regime for nationals of three Gulf countries in order to boost tourism.

Tags: albania, Albania Travel, Oman, Qatar, Riyadh, Sami Shiba, Saudi arabia, tirana

Albania Improves Road Infrastructure with New Tirana-Elbasan Highway

2013-07-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tirane - Elbasan highway

There are already more than 8000 km of new or reconstructed roads in rural areas, many of them also connecting sites of great tourist interest.

Tags: albania, infrastructure, roads, travel

Albania Announces Unilateral Visa-free Travel for Russians

2013-03-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Albanian beach

Albania wants to boost its tourism, offering unilateral visa-free travel for Russians as well as announcing a draft law which stipulates that people who invest USD 200,000 in the country will receive citizenship.

Tags: alania free visa, albania, albania citizenship, free visa, russian free visa albania

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