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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-size: large;"&gt;Pellegrinaggio di italiani in Albania per il veleno di scorpione contro i tumori&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
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Gli italiani malati di cancro sono a caccia del farmaco naturale ricavato a Cuba dal veleno dello scorpione azzurro. Fino al 29 aprile scorso distribuito all'Avana e ora in Albania. La sostanza non è testata&amp;nbsp;o autorizzata&amp;nbsp;in Usa e Ue&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Il tam tam si e’ gia’ diffuso, anche grazie al passaparola su Internet&lt;/b&gt;. E il ‘pellegrinaggio’ degli italiani malati di cancro a caccia del farmaco naturale ricavato a Cuba dal veleno dello scorpione azzurro - fino al 29 aprile scorso distribuito gratuitamente nell’isola - si e’ spostato in Albania. Dai primi di maggio sono diverse decine gli italiani arrivati a Tirana per procurarsi il Vidatox. “Almeno 25 persone sono venute personalmente, mentre altre hanno contattato amici o conoscenti disposti a far da tramite”, dice all’Adnkronos Salute un italiano che vive e lavora in Albania e vuole restare anonimo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Ma che cos’e’ questo ‘Santo Graal’&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;che, in uno dei tanti gruppi di aiuto che pullulano su Facebook e su altri social network, ha raccolto 6.067 adesioni? Si tratta di una sostanza di origine naturale, estratta appunto dal veleno dello scorpione azzurro che, secondo medici cubani autori di un lavoro diffuso online, sarebbe efficace contro una serie di tumori. Le testimonianze dei pazienti sul web sono positive, ma si tratta, e’ bene ricordarlo, di una sostanza che non e’ stata sottoposta a studi clinici controllati e pubblicati sulla stampa scientifica (anche a causa dell’embargo). E che non e’ autorizzata ne’ dalla Food and Drug Administration (Fda) americana, ne’ tantomeno dall’Ema, l’Agenzia europea dei medicinali.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Il ‘pellegrinaggio’ degli italiani in Albania&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;e’ iniziato dopo che Labiofam, l’azienda farmaceutica cubana produttrice della sostanza - battezzata Escozul dal biologo cubano Misael Bordier, che negli anni ‘80 individuo’ le proprieta’ antitumorali della tossina dello scorpione e condusse esperimenti sugli animali, prima di somministrare il prodotto ai pazienti - non distribuisce piu’ gratis Vidatox C-30 agli stranieri che da anni si recano a Cuba per ottenerlo. Labiofam ha infatti stipulato un accordo con Pharma-Matrix in Albania. Questa azienda, che nel suo sito si presenta, appunto, come la rappresentante ufficiale di Labiofam nel Paese, vende il prodotto in 30 ml di gocce sublinguali a 118 euro (il listino prezzi e’ pubblicato su www.pharmamatrix.net).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;La scelta dell’Albania&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;non sembra essere casuale. Il Paese ha presentato la richiesta di adesione all’Ue, ma e’ ancora fuori dall’Unione. E, secondo le leggi europee, i farmaci devono sottostare a precise regole per circolare nel Vecchio Continente. Insomma, per armonizzare il mercato farmaceutico Ue, solo i medicinali registrati o autorizzati possono rimanere sul mercato.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Dunque Pharma-Matrix&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;sarebbe impossibilitata ad immettere in Italia il Vidatox. Questo prodotto e’ stato si’ registrato dall’ente regolatorio cubano per il controllo della qualita’ dei medicinali (Cecmed), ma non dalle agenzie europea o americana Ema e Fda o tantomeno dall’italiana Aifa.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Nonostante l’assenza&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;di studi e pubblicazioni ufficiali, l’Escozul e’ protagonista di numerosi siti Internet in spagnolo, italiano e inglese. E vanta diversi gruppo di auto-aiuto su Facebook, con migliaia di adesioni e testimonianze di familiari e pazienti che lo hanno assunto fuori dai protocolli medici. Questo nonostante si racconti che sarebbero in corso studi in alcune strutture ospedaliere italiane. Basta leggere le testimonianze online per vedere che ad assumerlo sono persone con tumori al seno, al colon, al polmone o alla vescica. Secondo il tam tam, la tossina avrebbe diversi effetti positivi, non del tutto chiariti.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Nel frattempo Pharma-Matrix&lt;/b&gt;, registrata il 23 febbraio 2011 presso la National Registration Center (QKR), con sede a Tirana nella Klinika Italiane in Rruga Irfan Tomini 30/1, ha iniziato a commercializzare il prodotto. L’azienda “occupa due stanzette, con un paio di scrivanie e un armadio, e uno spazio usato come un deposito”, spiega un connazionale che vi ha acquistato il prodotto. Unico rappresentante della societa’ e’ Francesco Matteucci, mentre il rappresentante legale sarebbe un cittadino albanese, Thoma Jance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;L’azienda ha come oggetto sociale&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;la produzione e distribuzione di farmaci e prodotti omeopatici, naturali e allopatici.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;“Le prescrizioni consegnate ai pazienti&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;non vengono firmate da medici”, spiega il connazionale mostrando la copia della prescrizione che raccomanda l’assunzione di 20 gocce al giorno, divise in due somministrazione da 5 gocce e una da sei.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="line-height: 1.05em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;
&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;“Ti danno una boccettina tipo quella dello spray nasale&lt;/b&gt;, con un liquido incolore”, aggiunge. “Non si deve mangiare 30 minuti prima e 30 minuti dopo dai pasti”, recita la ‘ricetta’ in modo un po’ criptico, siglata con un timbro, e senza firma del medico.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Il&amp;nbsp;&lt;b style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;prodotto viene venduto in confezioni da 30 ml&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;(da 118 euro) e si assume sotto la lingua. Ma il pellegrinaggio e’ appena iniziato. E, considerato quello che e’ successo in passato a Cuba, ci si aspetta un afflusso di migliaia di italiani in Albania nei prossimi mesi.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;L'espressione antica di Himara viene espressa nel suo antico castello dove si trovano elementi che dimostrano la sua antichità di 3000 anni . Himara faceva sivuramente parte delle Tribu illire. In alcune parti il muro è costruito da sassi giganti , questa parte del muro del castello è la piu antica.Questi muri di pietre giganti realizzati ed elaborati con particolare cura nella forma quadrangolare, appartengono al secondo millennio a C.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Himara è una villaggio bilingue , ossia essi hanno parlano oltre l'albanese anche la lingua greca.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Himara è conosciuta in tutto il mondo per le sue spiagge bellissime.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-9071264360263921554?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;L'Albania inizia a diventare una meta turistica. E' questa la  conclusione delle autorità albanesi e degli esperti di marketing  turistico. Una volta uscita dalla cronaca nera dei media europei, mentre  gli stereotipi negativi vengono consegnati al passato, l'Albania  ritorna a essere una sconosciuta alle porte dell'Unione Europea, e come  in molti amano definirla "l'ultimo mistero" di questa parte del mondo.  L'estate 2008 si è conclusa con un bilancio positivo in ambito  turistico, notevolmente superiore a quello degli anni scorsi.&lt;br /&gt;
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Tra  le mete preferite del turismo albanese al primo posto si trovano la  natura e il mare, e per i vacanzieri del fine settimana anche le città  d'arte. Le spiagge più frequentate sono state, come al solito, quelle di  Durazzo, meta preferita dal "turismo patriottico" kosovaro, e tutta la  costa meridionale, da Valona a Saranda. Molto meno frequentate le  spiagge dell'Albania settentrionale. Questa parte del paese, nonostante  le splendide montagne, rimane la meno frequentata e la meno esplorata  anche dagli stessi albanesi. Tra le città d'arte la più visitata è stata  Kruja, che ospita il castello dell'eroe nazionale Skanderbeg, poi  Berat, da poco diventata patrimonio culturale dell'Unesco, Argirocastro,  Butrint e Apollonia. Numerosi sono stati i turisti che hanno incluso un  breve itinerario albanese durante le loro vacanze in Grecia o in  Montenegro. &lt;br /&gt;
Secondo dati ufficiali l'Albania, tenendo conto di  tutti i suoi punti di frontiera, è stata visitata nel periodo  giugno-agosto da un milione e mezzo di persone, di cui 942 mila di  nazionalità albanese e il resto di provenienza straniera. Tra gli  stranieri un ventaglio di nazionalità, in particolar modo nord-europei  ed est-europei dell'ex blocco socialista. Ma la cifra, molto  ottimistica, rischia di venir confusa con quegli albanesi che, ormai  cittadini degli stati di adozione, si recano in Albania per le vacanze  di routine nel proprio paese. Bisogna considerare anche l'imprecisione  delle statiche albanesi, un vero tallone d'Achille del paese, che  indiscriminatamente calcolano tra i turisti anche gli albanesi entrati o  usciti nel paese in questo periodo per diversi motivi e che trascorrono  in Albania anche il resto dell'anno. Al tempo stesso, non si è in grado  di dichiarare quanto sia valso alle casse albanesi il turismo degli  ultimi mesi, e tanto meno di specificare quanto è stato speso al giorno  da determinate categorie di turisti. Tuttavia, nonostante le critiche  che gli esperti del turismo hanno fatto per la mancanza di una  classificazione statistica, rimane il fatto che il turismo in Albania  segna una notevole crescita rispetto al passato.&lt;br /&gt;
La novità di quest'anno è stato il fatto di essere riusciti ad andare  oltre il turismo patriottico, proveniente dal Kosovo e dalle località  albanofone della Macedonia. Per la prima volta l'Albania è stata inclusa  nelle offerte di vacanza delle agenzie turistiche serbe, mentre quelli  che si incontravano più spesso nelle spiagge del sud albanese, e in  particolar modo a Valona e dintorni, erano macedoni slavi. I media  albanesi hanno dedicato numerosi reportage ai macedoni che hanno  scoperto quest'anno le spiagge del sud. Le opinioni sono state delle  migliori, sia sulla qualità delle spiagge che sul servizio e  sull'accoglienza albanese, tanto da far promettere a molti il ritorno;  c'è stato invece da ridire sulla parte mancante dell'autostrada Fier -  Valona, e sulle difficoltà linguistiche dei macedoni in un paese non  slavo. &lt;br /&gt;
Secondo le opinioni degli esperti, espresse in vari  dibattiti televisivi, risulta che anche gli albanesi iniziano a  preferire le vacanze nel proprio paese, dimostrando che la smania degli  anni passati di vacanze turche o croate sta leggermente diminuendo.&lt;br /&gt;
Tra  le cause della notevole crescita del turismo In Albania ci sono  naturalmente le infrastrutture notevolmente migliorate, che  rappresentano però solo i primi risultati di quell'enorme cantiere che è  oggi l'Albania. Altri motivi sono stati di tipo economico, la  recessione degli ultimi mesi, e i prezzi molto alti dei paesi vicini  hanno fatto sì che l'offerta turistica albanese, decisamente &lt;i&gt;low cost&lt;/i&gt;,  risultasse più appetibile. Secondo esperti albanesi ha rappresentato un  vantaggio anche il fatto che quest'anno dell'Albania si è parlato molto  sui media internazionali, in occasione della proclamazione  dell'indipendenza del Kosovo, dei negoziati di adesione del paese alla  Nato, fatti che hanno aumentato la curiosità per il "Paese delle  aquile". Anche gli ultimi sviluppi nei Balcani hanno influenzato  l'orientamento dei turisti dei paesi vicini, come la disputa sul nome  tra la Macedonia e la Grecia, che ha portato i turisti macedoni ad  optare per l'Albania. &lt;br /&gt;
C'è davvero poco invece da elogiare nella  promozione turistica, che lascia ancora molto a desiderare. Le strategie  dello stato albanese per la promozione del turismo sono poco  strutturate e molto dispendiose. E' difficile trovare dépliant o  informazioni turistiche sul paese, mentre l'unico sforzo internazionale  fatto dallo stato albanese è stato uno spot di qualche minuto, molto  costoso, trasmesso per un paio di mesi dalla CNN, che mirava a  illustrare le attrazioni turistiche albanesi, però in modo molto anonimo  e poco convincente. Nel paese mancano centri di informazione, e  nonostante il governo abbia più volte dichiarato la priorità del  turismo, è evidente che tutte le strutture turistiche sono gestite  dall'imprenditoria privata, fuori dai piani regolatori o dalle politiche  riguardanti le località turistiche. Ciò fa sì che spesso i turisti si  lamentino delle troppe discoteche all'aperto, o di città fatte a misura  di giovani, poco accoglienti per le altre fasce d'età. &lt;br /&gt;
Ha  sicuramente avuto un riscontro positivo la politica dell'abolizione dei  visti, definitiva o temporanea per il periodo estivo, oltre che per i  paesi dell'Unione Europea anche per i vicini balcanici, chiudendo un  occhio davanti alle mancate politiche bilaterali. &lt;br /&gt;
Proprio la  questione dei visti è stata al centro di diverse reazioni  dell'ambasciatore russo in Albania, Aleksandr Priscepov, che ha più  volte invitato il governo Berisha ad abolire i visti per i cittadini  russi, che sono enormemente interessati all'Albania, a visitare le sue  attrazioni turistiche e ad investire. I cittadini russi iniziano  comunque a visitare il paese, passando per il punto di frontiera tra il  Montenegro e l'Albania in cui non è richiesto il visto, mentre nel nord  del paese vi sono già dei terreni che sono stati acquistati da cittadini  russi. &lt;br /&gt;
L'Albania fatica a sbarazzarsi delle conseguenze del suo  lungo isolamento e a costruirsi una cultura turistica, lasciata per ora  tutta in mano ai privati. Ma secondo le stime dell'Organizzazione  mondiale del turismo, il paese è destinato a migliorare velocemente dato  il suo enorme potenziale che, se abbinato a politiche adeguate,  inserirà il paese nel novero dei vicini "turistici" mediterranei.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-100182631817381749?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Di recente i media cinesi e occidentali hanno inserito l'Albania  nella lista delle mete turistiche consigliate, ma per motivi diversi.  &lt;br /&gt;
La Radio Nazionale Cinese ha inserito l'Albania nella lista delle  10 migliori mete turistiche globali per il 2010, considerando le sue  fortezze come i migliori siti da visitare, perché queste possono far  ricordare i film albanesi ai cinesi nati negli anni Sessanta-Settanta.  &lt;br /&gt;
Il Financial Times ha invece inserito l'Albania fra le 6 maggiori  mete turistiche consigliate perché unisce il divertimento, la quiete e  il bel paesaggio naturale, ed anche a basso prezzo.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-7024659837774068025?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Il miglior modo per muoversi all’interno del Paese è l’auto anche se si  devono fare i conti con una rete stradale abbastanza precaria. Anche le  strutture alberghiere e gli hotel sono in pieno sviluppo quindi per chi  desidera una vacanza all’insegna del lusso il consiglio è quello di  prenotare un &lt;b&gt;hotel&lt;/b&gt; dall’Italia, tramite internet, per trovare la soluzione ideale.  &lt;br /&gt;
Detto questo, basta avvicinarsi alla città di &lt;b&gt;Saranda&lt;/b&gt; per scoprire degli scorci di Mar Ionio incantevoli, capaci di non far rimpiangere il mare caraibico. La spiaggia Palasa di Valona, per esempio, merita sicuramente una sosta. Situata nello splendido tratto di costa compreso tra il Passo di Llogaraja e Saranda  è caratterizzata da casette bianche e piccoli borghi  che si affacciano  su distese di sabbia dorata circondate da una natura incontaminata.  &lt;br /&gt;
Nei pressi del villaggio di &lt;b&gt;Lukove&lt;/b&gt;, nel sud  dell’Albania,  c’è la spiaggia di Shpella. Si tratta di una distesa di  sabbia mista a ghiaia affacciata sullo Ionio, orlata da vegetazione e  ricca di fascino  e bagnata da un mare cristallino.   &lt;br /&gt;
Tra le mete più suggestive si trova la baia di &lt;b&gt;Kakome&lt;/b&gt;,  una dei più bei tratti di mare della costa balcanica. Qui la costa,  protetta da colline ricoperte dalla tipica macchia mediterranea, offre  due lunghi tratti di spiaggia sabbiosa, raggiungibile dalla strada che  porta al paese di Nivice.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-4158247483204676881?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Torre dell'orologio di Tirana&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Questa torre si trova nel centro della capitale albanese , Tirana,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;è stata costruita ne 1822. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Ha 90 scale a forma di spirale ed è alta 35 metri.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Originariamente aveva una campana portata da Venezia la quale suonava ogni ora. La cupola che si trova in cima dà a questa unì'architettura come alla San Marco.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Nel 1928 il Comune di Tirana conquistò&amp;nbsp; un orologio dalla Germania. Questo orologio fu poi distrutto nella seconda guerra mondiale e siccome era distrutto fu sostituito nel 1946 da un orologio della chiesa di Scutari la quale aveva i numeri romani.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Quesa torre è anche il simbolo della città di Tirana.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;La torre dell'orologio&amp;nbsp; è aperta ai turisti dal 1996.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Moschea di E'them Beut&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Situato nel centro di Tirana. Si è iniziata a costruirla nel 1798 ed è finita nel 1821.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;E molto visitata non solo dai musulmani credenti&amp;nbsp; ma anche dai turisti che si trovano a Tirana.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Ponte "Ura e tabakave"&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Si tratta di un piccolo ponte di pietra situato nel Boulevard "Zhan D'Ark". Il ponte ha un'altezza di 7,5 metri è anche conosciuto come il Ponte di San Giorgio. Si tratta di una cultura del monumento reatraurato , la cui costruzione della prima metà del XIX secolo.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mosaico di Tirana&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Si trova sulla strada Naim Frasheri. Essa è il più antico edificio della città di Tirana, ed è stato parte del piano di una villa romana del III secolo. In seguito questo posto è servito a costruire una chiesa paleo - cristiana. Questo mosaico si chiama anche - Mosaico della chiesa di Kruja , di San Giorgio.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;I muri dal castello di Giustiniano&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Si trovano nella strada "Murat Toptani" vicino al Cimena Millenium.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"&gt;Il castello fu costruito da imperatore bizantino Giustiniano nel VI secolo (520 anni). Frammenti di mura rimanenti hanno un'altezza di sei metri. Il castello di Tirana è stata una stazione della vecchia strada " Via Egnatia ".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-1538947109392850898?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Tourism to &lt;a href="http://visitalbania.blogspot.com/"&gt;Albania&lt;/a&gt; only began to develop after the fall of the communist regime, during which Albania was largely isolated from the region and Europe.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The revenue from tourism in 2009 and this year, according to Berisha, has increased by 60 per cent. “In 2004, Albania received 300,000 foreign visitors, in 2009 – by 3 million, and this year is expected to be a record one. During the first week of this month, 35 per cent more tourists entered the country than in the same period of 2004,” Berisha explained.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-1459815086870490196?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Albanian literature during the late Middle Ages were represented by  works written in Latin, language of that time culture, such as works of  Albanian Humanists, M. Barleti, M. Beçikemi, Maruli etc. and on the  other hand, works in the Albanian language a literary constellation  Patriots as: P. Budi, F.Bardhi, P. Bogdani etc., which developed&amp;nbsp; their  creative activity in poetry and prose.&lt;br /&gt;
Artistic literature will start early in XIX century, with the  development of the national movement for the liberation of &lt;a href="http://visitalbania.blogspot.com/"&gt;Albania&lt;/a&gt; from  the Ottoman invaders. At this time, in Albania and diaspora took place  the press and publication of books made the first steps in the Albanian  national literature.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The first major works of literature will be the poem "Songs of  Milosao," by the poet Jeronim de Rada, published in 1836. &lt;br /&gt;
All works published until 1912, will belong to a literary period under  the name of Renaissance literature. &lt;br /&gt;
This is a patriotic literature with romantic aspiration and military  grades mainly. This literature, was represented by the poet Naim  Frasheri, whom with his lyrical and epic poetry, became the national  poet of the Albanian people. &lt;br /&gt;
Authors of this period were Andon Zako Çajupi, F. Konica, Asdreni, F.  Shiroka, G. Dara, Z. Serembe etc. &lt;br /&gt;
Literature of this period was mainly poetry. &lt;br /&gt;
Prose would make the first steps as journalism prose, and less as  historical fiction. &lt;br /&gt;
Likewise dramaturgy(dramatics) and will provide the first pioneer(ing)  works. &lt;br /&gt;
With the liberation of Albania and the creation of the Albanian state,  literature will enter in a new development period(1912-1939). &lt;br /&gt;
Poetry was accompanied by creativity of different poets as: Gjergj  Fishta, N. Mjeda, F. Noli, L. Poradeci, A. Asllani, V. Prenushi etc.. &lt;br /&gt;
Literature would mark a new phase with the emergence of Albanian novel  in the second decade of this century with the novels of N. Nikajt, F.  Postolit, Z. Arapi, H. Stermilli and S. Spasse. &lt;br /&gt;
Story, artistically qualified by these author: M. Kuteli and E. Koliqi. &lt;br /&gt;
During the Independence period, patriotic themes will not be at the  center of literature. Acute social problems will be handled by the  realistic literature generation, which mention the talented poet and  prose writer Migjeni, which left deep traces in Albanian modern  literature. &lt;br /&gt;
In this regard, to be mention are the young literary as P. Marko, N.  Bulka, Dh. Shuteriqi, G. Pali, A. Çaçi etc. &lt;br /&gt;
Realistic literature was developed during national liberation. Although  in terms of a monist state, Albanian literature for years (1944-1990)  was consolidate and was affirmed as a literature of European level.&lt;br /&gt;
An important moment in Albanian literature in these years are in the  novel, where we can mention D. Agolli, J. Xoxa, S. Spasse, A, Abdihoxha,  F. Gjata. &lt;br /&gt;
In this area of great contrasts talents Ismail Kadare, whose novels are  an encyclopedia of life and history of Albanians people. Also they  constitute a new chapter with special merit in Albanian literature. &lt;br /&gt;
With this author, translated into dozens of languages worldwide,  Albanian literature is represented with full dignity to the public and  foreign. &lt;br /&gt;
The picture of today's Albanian literature is vast, complex and most  important issue, it is always developing. &lt;br /&gt;
This explains, and the fact that, within a pluralistic society,  literature is gaining a wider breath, and diversity concepts ideo -  aesthetic and shape variations of the expression of the most modern. &lt;/div&gt;Albania bookstore&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-1877292462121112092?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The purpose of this sector is to safeguard the ethnic,  lingual, cultural and religious identity of minorities in&lt;a href="http://visitalbania.blogspot.com/"&gt; Albania&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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The  officials within the sector, led by Bardulj Londo, held a meeting with  representatives of Macedonian minority, led by Edmond Temelko – mayor of  Pustec municipality.&lt;br /&gt;
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The minorities sector officials presented  the priorities of the newly-funded institution, whose goal is to  financially assist specific projects aiming to promote the cultural  identity of minorities in Albania.&lt;br /&gt;
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Pustec mayor Edmond Temelko,  presented the current situation of Macedonian minority and urged the  officials of the newly-funded sector to pay attention to  ethnic-Macedonian population not only in the Municipality of Pustec but  also in Golo Brdo, Gora, Devol and other cities throughout Albania.&lt;br /&gt;
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It  has been agreed that the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Youths and Sport  provides funds for the sole Macedonian-language newspaper Prespa,  Macedonian folklore festival in Mala Prespa, and printing books by  ethnic-Macedonian authors from Albania.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-6596629261471135494?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Until recently, &lt;a href="http://visitalbania.blogspot.com/"&gt;Albania&lt;/a&gt;  was one of the world’s most closed-off and strictly controlled  countries. With the fall of a communist dictatorship, Westerners are now  welcomed with open arms and the tourism industry is starting to swing. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;1) Deserted beaches&lt;/h2&gt;Albania boasts some of the best beaches in the Mediterranean.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Known as the Albanian Riviera, there’s a reason why it’s touted  the ‘Mediterranean as it once was’. &lt;br /&gt;
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Protected by the mountains,  the peninsula’s rocky bays and sandy, deserted beaches are just waiting  for the diving school, beach huts and large-scale tourist development  to catch on.&lt;br /&gt;
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Albania’s best beaches:&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Vlora:&lt;/b&gt; Tourist  town where the Ionian and Adriatic seas meet. Swimming here provides  majestic mountain views.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Saranda:&lt;/b&gt; A shale and pebble beach  with clear azure waters.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ksamil:&lt;/b&gt; A beautiful sandy beach  that could rival the Caribbean. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Dhermi:&lt;/b&gt; The city is  nothing special but the nearby deserted beaches are the only place that  trendy locals will go.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;h2&gt;2) Unique culture&lt;/h2&gt;Hidden within Albania’s snow-capped mountain interior you’ll find  elegant Ottoman mansions, historical fortress towns and ancient Greek  ruins.&lt;br /&gt;
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Unlike elsewhere in Europe, Albania offers a glimpse into a  culture that is uniquely its own. &lt;br /&gt;
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In rural villages, sun-aged  women with long skirts and headscarves usher along their goat or cow for  milking. Local men wear suits, albeit oversized and crumpled, as they  barter at the local market.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;3) Eat dinner in a war bunker&lt;/h2&gt;Although the last couple of years have seen dramatic improvements in  the capital city of Tirana, Albania is still recovering from the 40-year  rule of communist dictator Enver Hoxha.&lt;br /&gt;
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You cannot go far in the  Albanian countryside without seeing a bunker - concrete domes with  ominous black spy holes.&lt;br /&gt;
Ironically, Albanians today are using the bunkers in novel ways to  attract tourists. On the road to Vlora, artists have converted the  otherwise depressing domes into psychedelic art installations, while on  the seafront at Durrës, you can have a seafood supper under one concrete  mushroom now named Restaurant Bunker.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;center&gt;&lt;img alt="TIRANA" height="480" src="http://www.tntmagazine.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/TNT+TODAY+BLOG.1395/albania2.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/center&gt; &lt;h2&gt;4) Tirana’s nightlife&lt;/h2&gt;In the 20 years since communism ended, Tirana has grown from a sleepy  town of a few hundred thousand to a lively, colourful metropolis of one  million. With a huge student population, the capital’s outlook is fresh  and forward-looking. &lt;br /&gt;
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The brightly coloured Blloku (Block), the  former – strictly off-limits – party leader’s residences, are today home  to the city’s best open-air cafes and nightlife, while the grand  tree-lined boulevards, built by Italian fascists for parading, are these  days better used for romantic evening strolls.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;5) Colourful Tirana&lt;/h2&gt;Mayor Edi Rama has had a huge hand in Tirana’s transformation. A  former painter and sculptor, his love of art has transformed hundreds of  ugly communist tower blocks into bright, garish splashes of colour  throughout the city. &lt;br /&gt;
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The capital has changed beyond belief in  the last decade from the dull, grey city it once was. From one building  covered with horizontal orange and red stripes to another with  concentric pink and purple circles, it’s amazing what a lick of paint  can do to a city and its psyche.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Albania: Essential information&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;b&gt;WHEN TO GO: &lt;/b&gt;Summer is peak tourist season when coastal Albania  will have a pleasant Mediterranean climate; the mountains often  experience heavy snow between November and March.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;GETTING THERE:&lt;/b&gt;  BA flies to Nene Tereza Airport in under three hours from £200. From  the airport, take an official taxi to Tirana’s centre for 2,500 lekë.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;GETTING  AROUND:&lt;/b&gt; Buses depart daily from Tirana to towns throughout Albania.  You can hire a car, but driving conditions are some of the worst in  Europe.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;VISAS: &lt;/b&gt;South Africans will need to apply for a visa  from the Albanian embassy in London, which costs ¤25.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;CURRENCY:&lt;/b&gt;  Lekë (ALL). 1 GBP = 159 ALL.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;LANGUAGE:&lt;/b&gt; Albanian.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;GOING  OUT:&lt;/b&gt; A beer costs less than £1.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-5138508180486937178?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="newsbody"&gt;Last year was especially successful for Albania’s  tourist industry, Albania’s  Minister of Tourism, Ferdinand Xhaferri, said on Tuesday. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="newsbody"&gt;The influx of tourists grew by 37 percent as  compared to that in 2008. This  is first of all linked with growing investments into the country’s  infrastructure, mainly in the construction of Drac-Kuks highway. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="newsbody"&gt;“Over the past years Albania registered not only the  influx of tourists, but  also an increase in funds they spent in the country. In 2000 foreign  citizens  spent $389 million in Albania, while in 2007 already $1.3 billion,”  Xhaferri  said. &lt;br /&gt;
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And how was he Albanian in any way? Well, first of all Alexander was son  of Philip II and Olympia. Olympia, was the princess of Epirus, a  province in Northern Greece, considered to be modern day Albania, and an  ancient territory of Albanian tribes. This relation of Alexander having  Albanian blood is considered somewhat feasible and acceptable by the  history books, but we want to stretch out the enigma of Alexander.&lt;br /&gt;
Initially there is the question of where and to what people Alexander  belonged to. It is known that Alexander the Great, was really Alexander  of Macedon, and the current flag of Macedonia is the ancient sun flag of  Alexander’s army. This seems reasonable, but what really were the  “Macedon” people. As stated in the Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia,  “the Slavs, occupied much of the area [Balkans] by the 6th century AD”,  so it cannot be possible for the now largely Slavic Macedonia to be a  descendant from Alexander the Great. Slavic tribes did not come into the  region of Northern Greece until well after Alexander’s death, which  leaves only two people left, the Albanians and the Greeks. It is  important tot note that the history books have not labeled Alexander  Greek, and therefore he can only be Albanian. Albanian tribes are the  earliest known to occupy northern Greece, and that allows Alexander only  one nationality. Alexander did not have Albanian blood, he was an  Albanian. To Albanians this fact seems very clear, for we have named our  currency lek, after Leka I Madh.&lt;br /&gt;
The Barbaric war style of the Illyrians was deeply rooted in Alexander’s  spirit, which is good reason for his expertise as a general and a  conqueror.&lt;br /&gt;
More proof of Alexander’s Albanian ancestry would have to be the close  relations he had with the King of the Illyrians, practically a man of  his own kin. There is an ancient legend that the Illyrian king gave  Alexander a large, beastly, dog to commemorate his achievements. The  beast was so ferocious, Alexander decided to make it hunt bears. The dog  showed no interest in this endeavor and lay lazily without moving. This  angered Alexander and he had the dog killed. When the king of the  Illyrians heard of this he sent him another dog, this time with a  message of “not wasting the dog’s time with small things”. This time  Alexander had the dog fight a lion, which the dog quickly broke the back  of, and then an Elephant, who the dog forced off a cliff. The extensive  diplomacy between Alexander and the Illyrians only suggests that  Alexander was an Albanian himself.&lt;br /&gt;
Also, there is the conquered territory of Alexander. When looking at a  map of his advances, oddly enough Illirium and Northern Greece is not  touched by his armies. Yet, the Illyrian and Northern Greek tribes did  not have armies capable of facing the Great Alexander. But Alexander  considered them as one, they were all Albanian. Alexander could not  possibly conquer his own land. That is why this area remained untouched.&lt;br /&gt;
Accepting Alexander’s Albanian ancestry opens a vast world of  possibilities. There is of course the long Ptolemy dynasty of Egypt that  followed after Alexander’s death, started by one of Alexander’s  generals and childhood friend. Accepting Alexander as an Albanian, would  mean accepting a big part of Egypt’s history to be determined by an  Albanian dynasty, that of Ptolemy.&lt;br /&gt;
Alexander’s genius and accomplishments opened a great chapter in the  history of &lt;a href="http://www.visitalbania.blogspot.com/"&gt;Albania&lt;/a&gt;. A chapter that  has never been forgotten.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-7415112899687067850?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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According to Pseudo-Scymnos, the city of Oricum was established by Euboeans who, being on their way home from Troy were blown off their route by strong winds. Its geographical position made it an important harbor on the Adriatic coast. &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt;Oricum was used by the Romans in ancient times as a defensive base in the wars against the Illyrians as well as in the 3rd century B.C. against the Macedonians, who in fact occupied it in 214 B.C. Julius Caesar stationed his troops in camps there for several months, until they were taken by Pompey (Pompeius Magnus).&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt;Being in the crossroads of such influences, Oricum became a civilized urban centre, as evidenced by various archaeological ruins, such as part of an Orchestra, a small theatre, which is thought to have seated 400 spectators, traces of wall ruins and streets that are clearly seen, albeit lying under the water of the lagoon, and the nearby Marmiroi Church. This is a church of dating back to the early Byzantine period, of the Byzantine emperor Theodore of the 13th century A.D. It has a small 6m x 9m main hall and a dome approximately 3m in diameter that is supported by four Roman arches. &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; The internal walls still feature fragments of murals characteristic of Byzantine culture. The church has three entrances and is renowned for its complex construction and architectural values. To reach the church one has to pass through the modern town of Oricum, in the direction of Pashaliman. Today Oricum is an important settlement which is seeing renewed development. This is also a result of its favorable geographical location between the city of Vlora and the tourist resort of Llogara situated on a mountain pass to the south, as well as its closeness to the sea.&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oXdAkcT14_s/SMZs3_-gcCI/AAAAAAAAAG0/nWZUMYiEm3Q/s1600-h/oricum.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oXdAkcT14_s/SMZs3_-gcCI/AAAAAAAAAG0/nWZUMYiEm3Q/s320/oricum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243998525441732642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-1973787492511026714?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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The site has been occupied since at least the 8th century BC, although myths associated with its origins speak of the city's foundation by Trojan exiles. &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt;By the 4th century B.C. a walled settlement was established and the city became a successful cult site, dedicated to Aesclepius. Augustus founded a colony at Butrint and the town seems to have remained a relatively small Roman port until the 6th century A.D. Little is known of the site between the 7th and 9th centuries A.D. Its later medieval history was turbulent as the town was involved first in the power struggles between Byzantium and successive Norman, Angevin and Venetian states and second in the conflict between Venice and the Ottoman Turks. By the early 19th century it had declined to a small fishingvillage clustered around a Venetian castle.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div align="justify"&gt;Main monuments around Butrint  would definitely include the elegant 4th century B.C. Greek theater with its fine cavea and Roman scaenae frons with a capacity of a. 1500 spectators, the associated Greek sanctuary of Asclepius, immediately to the west of the theater, the line of Roman-period courtyard houses and bath-houses, east of the theater disposed around the forum, the ruins of the Triconch close to the Butrint canal, a large Byzantine baptistery with its intact mosaic pavement dating to the early 6th century A.D., the well-preserved 6th century basilica (refurbished in later medieval times), the ruins of a 2nd century A.D. nymphaeum immediately adjacent to the basilica, and the kilometers of high, imposing walls dating from Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and medieval occupations. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oXdAkcT14_s/SL_EPQ7g-6I/AAAAAAAAAGc/kj_egqW3vuQ/s1600-h/butrint.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oXdAkcT14_s/SL_EPQ7g-6I/AAAAAAAAAGc/kj_egqW3vuQ/s320/butrint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242124257804221346" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3841361668805802762-2037644897495144938?l=visitalbania.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://visitalbania.blogspot.com/2008/09/byllis-has-been-largest-city-in.html"&gt;Byllis&lt;/a&gt; has been the largest city in Southern Illyria, but despite this fact, has been mentioned relatively late by historians and ancient geographers. Its walls have a length of 2250m and over an area of 30ha. In 49-48 B.C. the city surrenders to the forces of Caesar and served as a base for his large army. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Stephanus of Byzantium, wrote that Byllis was established by Neoptolemus, Achiles' son. Despite this account, the construction techniques date the site not earlier than 370-350 B.C. Around 270 B.C. the city was the center of a koinon, a political organization of the time, covering about 20km2. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Byllis became a Roman colony, during the first years of the dominium of Augustus, and its name became Colonia Iulia Augusta. During the Late Antique period Byllis became an important center and several large Palaeo-Christian basilicas were constructed, all of them carrying lavishly decorated mosaics.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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The famous Roman orator Cicero, astonished by the beauty of Apollonia named it in his Philippics, magna urbs et gravis - a great and important city. Established in the 7th century B.C., by Greek settlers from Corinth and Corcyra, the ancient city is located 11 km to the west of the modern city of Fier.&lt;br /&gt;
Archaeological excavations have revealed that &lt;a href="http://visitalbania.blogspot.com/2008/09/apollonia.html"&gt;Apollonia&lt;/a&gt; achieved its zenith in the 4th - 3rd centuries B.C. In the first century B.C., Octavian Augustus studied philosophy there until he heard news of Caesar's murder in theSenate and went on to become the next Roman emperor. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div align="justify"&gt;The city had a 4 km long surrounding wall encircling an area of 137 hectares. It has been estimated that during the developed stages of the city, 60000 inhabitants lived inside its imposing walls. Among the most interesting monuments worth visiting are the Bouleterion (city council), the library, the triumphal arch, the temple of Artemis, the Odeon built in the 2nd century B.C., the two-storey 77 m long Stoa, a theater with a capacity of ca. 10000 spectators, and the Nymphaeum (a monumental water fountain covering an area of 2000m2), which has been visited by the Roman emperor Sulla, as ancient sources indicate. In the 3rd-4th centuries A.D.  Apollonia suffered great destruction from several earthquakes which were followed also by the shifting southwards of the nearby Vjosa (Aoos) river. Being deprived by its port facilities and damaged by earthquakes and Gothic invasions, Apollonia went into a rapid decline, loosing all its grandeur from the past. Today the site can be approached easily from the modern city of Fier and offers unique views over the Adriatic sea and the hinterland.&lt;br /&gt;
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