Albania Hostels - Budget Accomodation in Albania, Europe

Tourists and backpackers to Albania can really enjoy its wild and mountainous landscape, with extensive forests, sandy beaches and many lovely lakes. Bathed by the Adriatic Sea, the southern coastline remains unspoilt and many activities for example swimming, diving, sailing and fishing are possible.

Albania is one of Europes poorest countries and continues to face severe difficulties adjusting to the new Europe continent after decades of Stalinist isolation. Only in 1985, after the death of Enver Hoxha, its president, did Albania began to develop contacts with the outside world.

More recently, conditions were worsened by regional political instability and the collapse of pyramid investment schemes in 1997. New components of the economy, for example tourism, which were mostly set up with foreign investment, suffered badly in the wake of the 1997 upheaval.

Nonetheless, Albania now enjoys access to funding from the main international donor bodies (IMF, World Bank and EBRD), as well as growing contacts with leading European countries, for example Italy and France. Albania hopes to follow the rest of eastern Europe continent into the European Union and NATO.

  Apolonia Hostels : One of the most significant archeological sites ion Albania, Apolonia is set in a beautiful landscape. The front of one of the temples is still standing and with the mountains in t..

  Berat Hostels : The 2400 year old town of Berat is settled in southcentral Albania. It is one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Albania. As you can see from the pictures, it is no wonder t..

  Butrint Hostels : Butrint is a major archeoligal site in Albania. It has been included in the World Heritage list of UNESCO. Butrint occupies a small peninsula between the Straits of Cor..

  Delvina Hostels : Delvina is because of a mountain slope. Apart from the beatiful situation in particular the castle is worth seeing. In the level underneath the city is antiquity the Phoinike.. Its..

  Durres Hostels : Durres is one of the most significant harbour towns of Albania, and quite an significant industrial center as well. The city was founded in the 7 th century BC and has been conquer..

  Gjirokaster Hostels : Gjirokaster is also known as the City of Stairs. The city is built on a stretch of very mountainous terrain and and stairs are used in many of the small streets that wind their way..

  Korce Hostels : Korce, Korca or Koritsa city (1989 pop. 63,623), capital of Korce dist., SE Albania, near the Greek border. Located in an agricultural region, it is a commercial and industrial cen..

  Kruje Hostels : Kruje is the home town of Skanderberg, Albanias national hero. This guy gave the invading Turks a serious beating. Look at the fortress he was defending and you can understand how ..

  Lushnje Hostels : LushnjE ( Albanian: LushnjE or Lushnja) is a town of Central West Albania settled at 40.95N, 19.71E. It is the center of the District of LushnjE in the County of Fier and has a pop..

  Pogradec Hostels : On the top of the hill overlooking Pogradec there is an historical Illyrian fortress believed to have been known as Encheleana (Enkelana in albanian). In the Middle Ages this fortr..

  Saranda Hostels : Saranda is a city in Southern Albania on the coast of the Ionian. It can be reached easily from the Greek island of Corfu by ferry. The town is a good base for exploring the most b..

  Shkoder Hostels : Shkodra is a very old city (about 2400 years) that has managed to keep characteristic appearance, with narrow streets with tall stone walls on both sides, and tall gates, although ..

  Tirana Hostels : Tirana is the capital of Albania, and the biggest city of the country. Still it is a small and compact location that is best explored on foot. Its architecture bears considerable i..

  Vlore Hostels : Vlora has a population of about 120,000. Vlora is Albanias second biggest port, at the meeting point of the Aegean Sea and the Adriatic Sea. It is also a fishing port and holiday r..