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Money & Shopping in Albania

Money & Shopping in Albania

Money & Shopping in Albania

The national currency is the lek (ALL). The euro has a value of 140.430 lek.

It’s worth mentioning that some Albanians include a zero in their price. They aren’t aiming to charge you 10 times the current rate; they are just using obsolete currency.

Hundreds of new ATMs have been installed in most major cities. Use the MasterCard ATM Locator or the Visa ATM Locator to find them. At ATMs, most international VISA and MasterCard credit and debit cards are accepted.

Many rural convenience stores only accept cash as a method of payment (currently in Albanian lek). Supermarkets, fancier bookstores, and nicer boutique establishments, on the other hand, accept credit and debit cards. The most widely accepted credit cards are VISA, MasterCard, and Diner’s Club.

In all Albanian cities, there are several shops selling a variety of things, including well-known brands, spectacles, ancient objects, and so on. Tourists go to Kruja, Korca, Shkodra, Gjirokastra, and Tirana’s old bazaars, where they may find artisan products made by Albanians throughout the centuries. There are wooden carved pieces, earthenware, popular theme embroideries, and cooper goods offered. Businesses in Albania are normally open from 9:00 a.m. to 20:00 p.m., and in the summer until 22:00 a.m. The bulk of shops are open on Sunday.

Albanians have embraced the Euro to a large extent, albeit not entirely.

As mementos, raki and alabaster bunker ashtrays are offered.

Tirana Ring Center
Sheshi Karl Topia, 1001, Tirana, Albania
Toptani Shopping Center
Rruga Abdi Toptani 1001, Tiranë, Albania
TEG – Tirana East Gate
Rruga Nacionale, 1032, Vorë, Albania
Souvenir Dhurata
Bulevardi Dyrrah 4, 2001, Durres, Albania
Qendra Tregtare
Rruga Oso Kuka, 4001, Shkoder, Albania
Qendra Tregtare Orti Elbasan
E852, 3001, Elbasan, Albania
QTU – Qendra Tregtare Univers
Autostrada Tiranë - Durrës, km 6, Tiranë 1000, Albania
QTU Riviera
Vlora, Albania
Pazari i Ri
Shëtitorja Shenasi Dishnica, 1017, Tirana, Albania
Mia Organic
Rruga Ismail Qemali ish rruga Sami Frasheri Pallati Nr. 11, Kati i 1 Tirana

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