Albania

Tourism in Albania, but still underdeveloped, has seen a dramatic increase in recent years. Official figures show that 2,089,538 tourists entered Albania from abroad during the first six months of 2008, representing 23 per cent over the same period a year ago. Lonely Planet Albania registered a new record from the list of 10 countries to visit in 2011.

Albania has sporadically visited by prominent figures, including Lord Byron, Edith Durham and others throughout history. However, during the communist regime tourism should not be established. First group of Western tourists allowed to visit in the 1980s. Since the fall of communism, restrictions on access were significantly reduced.

Albania has a long history that dates back to Illyrian civilization, Greece and Rome, and there are ruins and other treasures that reflect the ancient civilization.

Some of the most visited cities are:

 Weight, the city of Thousand and One Window

 Durres, an ancient port city Dyrrachium

 Gjirokaster, Stone Town

 Kruje, balcony above the Adriatic Sea

 Tirana, the capital

 Vlore, a coastal city of Vlora (olives and grapes in the city)

 Lezha, historic diplomatic capital of Albania

 Pogradec, a city poet

 Saranda city honeymoon

 Shkoder, a city that houses, among others, the castle Rozafa

Some of the more popular natural resources, including:

 Albanian Riviera, the coastline along the Ionian Sea includes several cities in the top

 Albanian Alps, part of the range Prokletije in extreme northern Albania

Albania has been dubbed the "New Love Mediterranean."

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