Just north of Greece with a long coast line on the Adriatic Sea and directly across the Adriatic from Italy -

It's history goes back thousands of years -

There are beaches along the coast with hill and mountains inland - Extreme caution should be exercised while traveling here -

The country is certainly unspoiled by tourism - Tirana, aka Tirane, is the Capital - Could be a great time to visit - Enjoy - :-) -
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- - Airfares to/from Tirana/Europe Discounted -
- - Eurorail Passes - Balkan Rail FlexiPass - Youth Passes -
- - FlyBe or Excelairways- Europe Discount Airlines -
- - Car Hires Locally -
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Related Activity Information Specific to Albania:
-- Hiking -- Cycling --

Related Albania Destinations:
-- Greece -- Serbia -- Montenegro -- Macedonia --

-- 400+ Worldwide Travel Destinations --

Translations:
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-- Dictionary = http://www.yourdictionary.com/ -

The order of information on this web page:
1. General Information - List of Albania Web Sites - Huge Amounts of Information -
2. Albania Travel Agents/Tour Operators -
3. Cities/Regions/Islands -
4. Transportation -
5. Currency - Credit Card/ATM Locations - Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From Albania - Time - Weather - Climate - Maps -
 

1. General Information - List of Albania Web Sites - Huge Amounts of Information -
 

-- http://www.albinfo.com/ - Business - Health/Safety - Community - Personal Web Sites - Computer/Internet - Tourism/Travel(Air Lines, Breakfast, Food, Hospitality/Services, Hotels, Lodging, Maps, Travel Agencies) - Finance/Bank - Transport/Air Lines - Geography - Web Extra -

-- http://www.wtgonline.com/data/alb/alb.asp- Travel Information - Contact Addresses - Overview - General Information - Passport/Visa - Money - Duty Free - Public Holidays  - Health - Travel International(Air, Airports, Sea, Rail, Road) - Travel Internal(Sea, Rail, Road, Urban) - Accommodation - Social Profile - Business Profile - Climate - History & Government - Maps - Regions and Cities - Tirana - The Coast - The Interior -

-- http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/albania/ - Introduction - Facts for the Traveler - When to Go - Events - Money & Costs - Attractions - Off the Beaten Track - Activities - History - Culture - Environment - Getting There & Away - Getting Around -

-- http://www.sesrtcic.org/members/alb/albhome.shtml - Islamic Country - Description - Location and Geography - National Anthem - Maps - Photo Album - Health - Money/Prices - Tourism - Transportation -

-- http://www.sitesatlas.com/Europe/Albania/ - Fact/Figures - Web Directory - Political Map - Physical Map - Places of Interest Map - Places/Cities in Detail -

-- http://www.1uptravel.com/international/europe/albania/ - Introduction - Geography - Peopel - Government - Economy - Communications - Transportation - Military - Maps - Transnational Issues - Detail - Detailed Maps - Hotels  Flag - Geography - Travel Warning -

-- Albania Yellow Pages - http://www.albanianyellowpages.com/ -

-- United Nations/Albania World Heritage Site - http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htm - Butrint -

-- http://albania.curtprins.com/- Slide Show - Visited Sites(Cities/good list) - Travel Info -

-- http://www.inyourpocket.com/Albania/ - News - Weather - Radio - Officials - Country Info - Visas - Links - Currency - Books -

-- http://goeasteurope.about.com/cs/albania/ - Guide Picks - All About Albania - Sightseeing in Albania -

-- http://www.comebackalive.com/df/dplaces/albania/- This is a web site of the "World's Most Dangours Places - Albania is one -

-- http://reenic.utexas.edu/reenic/countries/albania.html - Huge Amount of Albania Information - Study Centers - Associations - Culture/Fine Arts/Entertainment - Economics - Education - Geography/Travel - Government - Health/Fitness - History - Language/incl Dictionaries - People - Religions -

-- http://albania.e-text.it/home/home.htm- Apprear to be good info - In Albanian

-- /easteuro.htm - Albania and Eastern Europe Travel Information -
 

2. Albania Travel Agents/Tour Operators -

-- Hotel Bookings in Tirana -
- - Eurorail Passes - Balkan Rail FlexiPass - Youth Passes -
 

Lists of Albania Travel Agents:
-- http://www.geocities.com/albaland/agents.html- 20+ Agencies Listed -
-- Albania Yellow Pages - http://www.albanianyellowpages.com/ -
-- http://www.albtoday.com/ - 10+ Agencies Listed -
-- http://www.inyourpocket./com/albania/en/- Click on Tourist Information for 15+ Agents -

Individual Travel Agents/Tour Operators:

-- ATHS, Albanian Travel and Hospitality Service - http://www.aths-travel.com/- Travel to Albania - Map - Getting to Albania - Border Formalities - Brief History - Politic Information - Culture - Geography - Photo Gallery - ATHS Packages - One day excursions - Weekend - Sea & Sun - One Week - Hotels in ALBANIA - Reservation Desk - Air Tickets - Hotels - Euro rent-a-car - USA rent-a-car - Euro -Trains tickets - Vacation Desk - Cruises - Vacations - Last minute Specials -

-- Colombo Travel Agency - http://www.colomboalb.com/- Our Offers - Rent a Car - Real Estate - Contact Us - Albanian Wallpapers - Agrotourism - Story Tourism - Mountain Tourism - Medical Tourism - Ecotourism - Athletic Tourism - Sunset in Vlora - Jacht Voyages - About Us - Info - Destinations - History - National Park of Lura - How to Get to Albania -

-- Drita Travel / Tours - http://www.dritatravel.com/ - Transport - Contact - Tourism - Our Tariffs - Special Offers - Our Agencies - Map - Hotels - Information Services - Tickets and Reservations - Timetables / Transfers of Our Bus Lines -

-- Happy Tours - http://www.happytours-al.com/ - About Albania - Travel to Albania - Attractive Cities - Contact Us - Airlines Tickets - Ferry Boat Tickets - Incoming Tours - Outgoing tours - Guide Services - Meet & Transferts - Rent-A-Car - Mini Cruises - Helicopter Voyage - Hunting Programs - Travel Insurance - Hotels in Albania - Reservation Request -

-- Magic Tours - http://www.magictours.com.al/ - Discover Albania - Tours - Weekends - Hotels -

-- Meridiana Travel / Tours - http://www.meridianatravel.com/- Description - Staff -

-- Parisi Travel / Tours - http://www.parisi-travel.com/ - Hotels - Albania - Reservations - About Us - Contact Us -

-- San Nikolla Ship Agency - http://www.agoudimos-lines.com/ - Durres Albania - Albania >< Italy -

-- Skanderbeg Travel - http://www.skanderbegtravel.com/ - Week End Tirana - Tour of Albania - Regular Tour - Map of Albania - Reservation Form - Price list - Info - History - Culture - Virtual Tour -

-- Taulantia Ship Agency - http://www.adriatica.it/ - Click on Information - Then Click on Booking Centers -
 

3. Cities/Regions -

-- http://www.wtgonline.com/data/alb/alb.asp - Scroll Down to Maps - Regions and Cities - Tirana - The Coast - The Interior -
-- United Nations/Albania World Heritage Site - http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htm - Butrint -
-- Kosovo - http://www.lotsofplaces.com/Kosovo -
-- Cities:
----- http://albania.curtprins.com/site_list.html - Tirana - Gjirokaster - Saranda - Butrint - Vlora - Ali Pasha Tepelena - Apollonia - Ardenice - Durres - Kruja -
----- http://www.globaldirect.com/Europe/Albania/ - Berat - Durres - Elbasan - Korce - Sarande - Shengjin - Shkoder - Tirana - Vlore -
----- http://www.sitesatlas.com/Europe/Albania/ - Places of Interest Map - Places/Cities = Apollonia - Berat - Butrint - Durrës - Elbasan - Gjirokastër - Korçë - Krujë - Lake Ohrid - Mes - North Albanian Alps - Pogradec - Sarandë - Shkodër - TIRANË - Vlorë - Voskopojë -
----- http://albania.e-text.it/citta/citta.htm - In Albania Language - Cities w/Map = Apollonia -  Ardenitza - Argirocastro - Berati - Butrinto - Croia - Durazzo - Korce - Lissa - Scutari - Tefi - Tirana -
----- http://www.car.lt/travel/albania.htm - Durres - Elbasan, Korce - Shengjin - Shkoder - Tirana - Vlore -

Individual Cities:

-- Tirana:
----- http://www.inyourpocket.com/albania/en/ - Scroll down page to Tirana -
----- http://albania.curtprins.com/tirana.html -
----- http://www.gentjana.com/tirana.htm-
----- http://www.tirana-albania.com/ - In Albanian -
----- http://www.inyourpocket.com/albania/tirana/en/ - Description - Food & Drink - Upscale -  By night - Music clubs - By night - Bars -  Sightseeing - The best of Tirana -
----- http://www.s-h-systems.co.uk/albania/tirana.html - 5 Tirana Hotels -

-- Durres:
----- http://portfocus.com/albania/durres/ -
----- http://www.gentjana.com/durres.htm - Great Description -
----- http://albania.curtprins.com/durres.html -
----- http://www.gentjana.com/durres.htm -
----- Marina Durres - http://www.albania.de/Yacht/MARINA/marina.html - In German - Translate = http://www.majstro.com/ -- Translate = http://www.systransoft.com/ -- Translate = http://babelfish.altavista.com/ -
 

4. Transportation -

- - Airfaresto/from Tirana/Europe Discounted -
- - Eurorail Passes - Balkan Rail FlexiPass - Youth Passes -
 

Border Formalities:
-- http://www.aths-travel.com/INCOMING/frontier_formalities.htm -

Transportation To/From Albania:
-- http://www.aths-travel.com/INCOMING/get_albania.htm- By Air - By Sea - By Land - Borders -
-- http://www.seat61.com/Albania.htm - Rail - Sea - Rail Travel and Schedules within Albania - What to See in Albania -

Airlines To/From Albania:
-- http://www.aths-travel.com/INCOMING/get_albania.htm -

Airlines:
-- Ada Air - http://www.adaair.com/ - Flights/Time Tables - Contact - Company - Cargo - Charter - News - Newsletter - Search the Website - Links -
-- Albanian Airlines - http://www.flyalbanian.com/ - Introduction - Contacts - Schedules - Fares - Reservations - News -

Ferry Connections:
-- http://www.adriatica.it/ - Bari Italy >< Durres Albania -
-- http://www.agoudimos-lines.com/ - Bari Italy >< Durres Albania -
 

5. Currency - Credit Card/ATM Locations - Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From Albania - Time - Weather - Climate - Maps -
 

Currency:

- Albanian Lek -
164 Currencies Converted in 4 languages - http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic - by far the most complete Currency site after reviewing 11 currency sites. Check it out and you'll be pleased as it converts both ways(your currency to another - another currency to yours) with just a click - check -

-- http://www.inyourpocket.com/currency.html-

Credit Card/ATM Locations:

-- American Express -
----- http://travel.americanexpress.com/travel/personal/resources/tso/ - Offices Worldwide -
-- Visa -
----- http://www.visa.com/globalgateway/gg_selectcountrys.html - Worldwide Locations - or - http://www.visa.com/atms/ - Albania Not Listed -
-- Master Card -  http://www.mastercard.com/cardholderservices/atm/ - ATM’s  Worldwide Locations - Albania Not Listed -

Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From Albania -

Telephone Use:
-- Dialing from Albania:
----- ATT - http://www.travel.att.com/traveler/index.jsp - get the ATT access number to dial FROM Albania - http://www.att.com/traveler/global/ -
----- MCI WorldCom - http://www.mci.com/worldphone/english/accessnoalpha.shtml - Albania Not Listed -

Telephone Codes:
Albania Country Code = 355 -
Tirana City Code = 42
-- http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm - Get City Codes too -
-- http://www.construction-site.com/int_dial.htm -
-- Country Dialing Codes - http://dial-a-code.com/ - Get City Codes too -

Long Distance To/From Albania:
-- http://www.embassyworld.com/directories/global_telephone.html - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -

International Dialing Instructions - From A Specific Country To A Specific Country
http://www.aglobalworld.com/cgi-local/codes.pl - and From/To some Countries - w/instructions on how to dial the numbers -  Explains the Whys/Dos of International Dialing and has 2 pull-down's - One for the Country FROM which you want to Dial - 2nd pull-down is for the Country you want to dial TO - the site then gives you the dialing instructions from that Country pairs -

Time:
Sydney is 8 hours ahead of Albania in Northern Hemisphere Summer -
Albania is 1 hour ahead of London  in Northern Hemisphere Summer -
Albania is 6 hours ahead of New York  in Northern Hemisphere Summer -

Time in Albania:
-- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/country.asp -

Time between Two Cities:
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/ - no access 1-19-02
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/zonehelp.tzc -

World Time Zone Map - http://www.travel.com.hk/region/timezone.htm -

World Globe Time/Sunrise/Sunset - http://www.worldtime.com/ - World globe showing current world daylight and night darkness - yes

Weather:

-- http://www.weather.com/ - Enter City(Tirane) in Box for City - 3 Day and 10 Day Forecast -
-- http://www1.accuweather.com/ - Click on World Forecast - Choose country - then choice of many many cities(Tirana) -

Climate:

-- http://www.worldclimate.com/climate/index.htm -

Maps:

-- http://www.albinfo.com/geography/map.htm- Albania and Kosovo Maps -
-- http://www.aths-travel.com/Incoming/map.html -
-- http://www.sesrtcic.org/members/alb/albmap.shtml - Albania Maps for Topographic - Natural Resources - Economic - Demographic -
-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/albania.html - Albania Maps - Durres Coastal Area Maps - Tirana Maps - Thematic Maps - Balkan Region Maps -
-- http://www.1uptravel.com/worldmaps/albania.html - 5 Albania Maps - 1 Albania Central and North Map - 1 Albania South Map - 1 Durres Coastal Area Map - 1 Tirana Sketch Map - 1 Tirana/Durres Region Map - 6 Albania Thematic Maps -
-- http://www.sitesatlas.com/Europe/Albania/ - Political Map - Physical Map - Places of Interest Map -
-- http://www.mapsworldwide.com/ -
-- Can Order Maps - http://www.omnimap.com/ -

Albania travel holidays vacations information on this web page allows the traveler to decide what to see and do and what to visit - The country is located in southern europe as part of the Balkan peninsula - Just north of Greece with a long coast line on the Adriatic Sea and directly across the Adriatic from Italy - It's history goes back thousands of years - There are beaches along the coast with hill and mountains inland - Extreme caution should be exercised while traveling here - The country is certainly unspoiled by tourism - Tirana, aka Tirane, is the Capital - Could be a great time to visit - Enjoy - :-) -