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Tirana Travel Guide

Tirana, the heart and capital of Albania, is, like any other European city, a hive of activity and vitality. Tirana’s clubs, bars, cafés, and taverns make it worthwhile to explore both during the day and at night. The kindness offered to visitors will make a great impression not just in Tirana, but across the whole nation. Its buildings are painted in garish hues, a massive, useless pyramid rises in the city’s center, the main plaza is a shambles, the roads are riddled with potholes, and there is still no official bus station in this metropolis of almost one million people. Tirana is unquestionably alluring. The collision of architectural styles (Italian, Communist, and postmodern) is particularly apparent in the central Blloku district, which was restricted to Party members only under Communist rule. A decade or two later, espresso-drinking, fun-loving inhabitants and the establishment of fashionable bars are clear indications that the city is becoming a “normal” European center.

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