Pro

Relaxed, attractive centre, historical bits and pieces dotted about town, beaches
Con

Mafia, Poverty, Corruption
In a nutshell

Albania's Las Vegas
JLBG Says: In the outskirts of Durrësi, house owners seem to have completely unleashed their inspiration for the choice of the colors to paint their house. Look at this bright blue and bright yellow house with red stripes! On the second photo, even a garage have been painted in bright...
antistar Says: Housed inside a Venentian tower at the base of the Byzantine walls, the Bar Torra has a prime location, and the views of the sea from its open-air turret are worth a coffee. The cafe was the first private establishment in the city, but it still retains all the old communist...
Fly Bar: Cool view from Fly Bar
Henrik_rrb Says: I have to admit that it maybe wasn't the brightest thing to go to Albania during off season, but what should I have done when FIFA fixed the playing schedule so that we would meet them away in September...?One of the places in Durres that was still attracting a crowd was the...
antistar Says: The Albanian rail website would probably be sued for false advertising in any other country. It's main page depicts a super fast French TGV speeding through the countryside in a blur. I think they may have lifted the picture wholesale from the SNCF site, because there's...
antistar Says: Food in Albania is generally safe, as long as you are careful about where you eat. The good restaurants should be no problem. There is an issue with Albanian milk, however. Albanian cows are known to suffer from TB and other diseases, which can be passed to humans through...
Durres off the beaten Path - View on Durres
frockland Says: The pink palace was built by King Zog for himself. During the riots it was looted and nowadays its used by the Italian army. Located up on a small hill above the Amphitheatre it offers nice views on the city. Its also worth to walk up the hill towards the lighthouse a couple...
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The pink palace was built by King Zog for himself. During the riots it was looted and nowadays its used by the Italian army. Located up on a small hill above...
10 members live in Durres

Q: Hey everybody! I'm planning to visit a friend of mine in Bitola, Macedonia, in April and then go to another friend in Perugia,...

A: i have done that trip by bicycle and had no problems at all. the region has some internal turmoil and there is a lot of hatred between some of the nationaliites...
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Durrësi, the main harbor in Albania

Durrësi is one of the oldest cities of Albania. It was founded by Epidamnos, king of the Taulants, an Illyrian tribe. He gave the city his name. In 627 BC, Illyrian invaders from Corynth and Corfu...
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Underwhelmed by Tirana? How about a daytrip to the coast? Durres? Take the Tirana-Durres Express...it's quicker than walking, but only just! I thought Tirana was quirky. Well, so too is Durres. An......
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Since its foundation by Greek colonists in the 7th century BC, the city has passed through the hands of every powerful empire in the region, before finally becoming the short lived capital of the...
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I lived in Durres for 5 months from November 2001 to April 2002. I worked in support of the KFOR mission at Comm Z West, I experienced a lot of life there, but maybe not as in depth as I had my own......
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Football is sometimes taking me to places I never would have thought I would get to see. Thankfully Sweden every now and then is drawn against a country where I haven't been before, and then it's...
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