Travelling to Albania in June: two ways to start summer by discovering the Balkans.
The Balkans hold some of the continent’s most spectacular landscapes, with a history and authenticity hard to find elsewhere. Departing on 23 June, we offer two trips to one of Europe’s least-known destinations. Albania.
Following the political changes of the late twentieth century, the region underwent a transformation that created several countries sharing closely related cultural roots. Travelling here reveals a different, less-explored Europe, where recent history and cultural diversity coexist in what many consider Europe's least-known region.
Albania remained for decades quite isolated even from other socialist countries.
The Republic of North Macedonia was, until recently, a little-known corner of Europe. It was only after the recent dispute with Greece over its name—from Macedonia to today’s North Macedonia—that some travellers began taking an interest in this intriguing country in eastern Europe.
Albania and North Macedonia are two of Europe’s least-known countries,