Maldives Honeymoon in Albania

Let the holiday begin...! we said and on 07.07.2017 we flew to Tirana with IST (SAW) at 17:30 in the evening, there I arranged a hotel with a suitable BB near the centre, I used booking for the hotel, by the way, you can also look at other alternatives, sometimes I find the hotel from these sites and correspond directly with the hotel, sometimes I use hotel's.com etc. whichever is convenient...I love Booking because it contains very detailed descriptions, but it does not always give the best price, so let's keep this as a small note...Our hotel; Hotel Vila e Arte City Center; Rr Qemal Staf prane Prokurorise se Pergjithshme , 1001 Tirana, Albania Hotel Qemal Staf in the region of Mustafa Kemal in Turkish would suit us :) The bus departing from the airport drops off at Tirana square (last stop) and on the way back you have to get on from here again, the hours are written at the stop The name of the bus; Rinas Express, it is written huge next to the bus :) We heard a Turkish speaking person on the bus, it turned out that he was living in Tirana for work and we were happy as if we had found gold, since I am a graduate of tourism guidance, before going, where to eat, where to visit, where to travel, where to buy, what to buy, where and how much? When the person we met confirmed all these and showed us the street of the hotel, it was honey cream :)We went to the hotel, we got ready and left immediately, as you know, we left work in Istanbul and threw ourselves to Tirana on the same day, so we were very hungry...The street with bars, restaurants, shops, nightclubs, etc. is BLOG CADDESi, this place is like our Baghdad Street, both stylish, flashy, big and organised... Era 2 restaurant serves local food, it is not possible to find local food anyway, first we searched for Era2 and when we couldn't find it, we looked for an alternative, but we either came across a Turkish street or an Italian street...Since Albania is close to Greece and Italy, it is very inspired by these countries and Italian and Greek food is common...By the way, there is no such thing as Albanian liver :)) they are not aware of this :)) According to us, it must be the invention of a Turk of Albanian origin :) +39 I think this is the most beautiful and most stylish restaurant in Tirana, there is a live jazz show inside, the bartender makes cocktail shows, etc. While we were travelling for exploration, we were very hungry, we immediately ordered red meat, fish or chicken, and while we were waiting excitedly, it was a great disappointment when we saw the small portion... By the way, 100 LEK 3 TL (2017) in Albania, according to this, our money is very valuable, but come to think of it, it was the most expensive meal we ate on the whole holiday and we were so hungry, I had kid meat, my spouse had chicken, we drank beer with chicken and some meze, we paid 3000 LEK (90 TL)...I admit that in Istanbul, such a luxurious rest.But as I said, it is expensive when you evaluate it for Albania, you will understand better what I mean in my next articles :)Eat a lot of ice cream in Albania, I liked the ice creams sold in the shops called Walkers the most, if you stay near the square, I recommend you to drink something in the evening in the beer gardens on the pavement, there are many alcoholic and non-alcoholic options, this square with a seating area for young people reminded me of Eskişehir.

What to do in Albania?

Saranda

Ksamil

Gjirokaster-Syri Kalter (Blue Eye-Blue Eye)

Butrint Albania

Hotel Vila e Arte City Centre

Rinas Express

+39

Panaroma Restaurant Ksamil

1. Saranda:

After breakfast in the morning, we set off from Tirana to Saranda, we paid around 1200 lek (40 TL) per person, frankly, it seemed expensive when I first heard it, but when I saw those roads, I said that we gave even less... I think it would be clearer if I say that you climb and descend 3 mountains and finish the 230 km road in 6 hours... well is it worth it? IS IT WORTH IT!!!Here we are :) Saranda is such a pleasant, romantic, relaxing place that if I tell you about it, I will tell you until the morning... Maybe we loved it very much because we did not have any expectations, so it was better / worse than we expected. We did not say and we ate a lot, we travelled a lot and we had a lot of fun :)A beer is 1,5 TL, I am not exaggerating when I say cheap :)Let's come to our hotel, if you are looking for comfort in our Antalya hotels abroad, it is difficult for you to find it, maybe you can find it in the Far East, they are really good at this business, but European countries are generally bed and breakfast concept and they are a little far from Turkish breakfast. One of the most important criteria for us is cleanliness, the bathroom is nice and well-kept, and we take care that it is close to the centre, Kaonia hotel is a very nice hotel 50mt from the sea, there is a hotel Pini right next to it, it is also among the preferable hotels, for example, a friend of ours found me and my spouse through my posts on instagram, I told him all the details and they will stay at Kaonia Hotel on the 20th of this month:)Night life in Saranda; of course, it is proportional to how you want something, but according to us, there are bars on the perfect open-air sea and at 23:30 at night, the music is muted at 23:30 and closes at 00:00 at the latest :) The two most beautiful places to go; Orange Bar and Demi Bar (Demi hotel's loungh bar) are both on the seafront and very enjoyable, apart from that, there is a Saranda promenade, harbours, etc. ice cream are all very enjoyable... If there are any other details you want to learn, be sure to write via instagram.

2. Ksamil

The breakfast at Kaonia Hotel where we stayed in Saranda was sufficient for us, after all, you are in Europe, you should not expect too much honey and cream, but let's give credit where credit is due, there was a Balkan pastry shop next door and we became addicted to its pastry :) Every morning beside the pastry, melon and watermelon had become a tradition for us... There is shaken tea in the hotel, it was written that it was not in the forums, but we did not have any difficulty, by the way, since the Greek island of Corfu is quite close, we tasted very nice flavours in Turkish coffee, we had Albanian Turkish coffee in our hotel, we can say that it was delicious, albeit a little hard...We took care not to get up too late in the morning, we went to Ksamil with the 8:30 bus at the latest. The buses pass the stop in front of the Sinegog ruins. If you don't want to stand on the bus and even more importantly if you want to find a place in Ksamil, go early or you will never find a place.These buses go until Butrint, you can get off one stop before Ksamil and go to a beach you like, we liked Panoroma beach the most...So why always #panoramabeach ? There are beaches around such as #boraborabeach, #treishujt but they are all touristic, especially #treishujt, I never recommend it, it has a magnificent bay and even parcelled the island on the opposite island, but come to see that the service and staff are 0 out of 10, you go at 8 in the morning, he says there is no place, he says they are all booked, okay, well, you say I'll make a reservation for tomorrow, you say I'll make a reservation for tomorrow, he turns his nose up and goes, obviously he has his own customers from those we call bigwigs.... then we visited other beaches, we even rented the bicycle from #boraborabeachclub, but there is also a hunter #panoramabeachise both the sea is magnificent, the staff is both friendly, very helpful and very friendly :) moreover, the food is great...If you are ready, I will now introduce you to Ksamil... :)In order to have enough time to get ready for the evening or to have a husband and wife coffee, we always returned to our hotel with the 17:00 bus, but the bus is available until later...So what to eat here?...Of course mussels 😍😋 Do not believe what they say in the forums, eat fish, eat plenty of fish, it is very suitable 😁 it is very expensive, even squid is much more suitable for us, but mussels are really very suitable and very delicious 😋 do not return without eating.

3. Gjirokaster-Syri Kalter (Blue Eye):

Syri-Kalter, also known as Blue Eye, is a water spring in the town of Mesopotam in the province of Avlonia, Albania. A popular tourist attraction, the river's light blue water bubbles up from a stunning, fifty-metre depth.syrikalter is located between Saranda and Gjirokaster, 25 km from Saranda. If you haven't rented a car or motorbike, you can travel 22 km of it by bus from Tirana, get off at the side of the road and walk the remaining 3 km, or hitchhike like we did :) A Polish family brought us here, the entrance fee is 100 lek (3₺) per person, but the Polish family did not charge us, they included us in the price of the car 🤗 If you come across good people, you can enter for free 😁 We had a chance to have a little chat with the family, they had come before, they asked us if we would jump because they came for jumping. We had never hitchhiked before, so we liked this situation very much 😁 On the way back, two friends with cars who saw us said that they would go to Saranda and they could drop us off if we wanted, of course we did not miss this opportunity I admit that I may have looked at the cars like please take us 😁😁😁😁Another thing to tell about Syri-kalter, Coming from Saranda, there are canals on the sides of the road and you immediately understand that the water of these canals comes from Syri-kalter and if the canals are so magnificent, you will not be able to stop yourself from thinking what kind of a colour riot there is above.If I need to give some information about the prices, we didn't eat at all, we enjoyed beer and potatoes, what a pleasure. While looking at that view, we could not stop sharing it with our loved ones, immediately Face live connection, instagram live connection, and even the last time I lost myself and called video from whatsaap face 😁 Let's talk a little bit about the temperature of the water 😁 Let's talk about the temperature of the water 😁 The water is 6-7 degrees, frankly, I thought I could enter here because I was someone who entered the dimçay in Alanya and the Saklıkent canyon in Fethiye, but believe me, it is much colder here than there,You put your foot in, it starts to hurt at once, despite this, just as I was getting ready, a warning came, hoop, a warning came, it was forbidden to swim before 12.00, it was forbidden to swim before, I got dressed back...When we came back to the area again, everyone started swimming, it was more enjoyable to watch the jumpers, each person screaming 😁 at some point my spouse got brave and said things like I'm going to jump, but we both said all for one, and one for all and we both didn't enter 😁😁😁😁

4. Butrint Albania

Butrint, which has been living since prehistoric times, has been the bishopric of a Greek colony and a Roman city. After prospering under Byzantine rule for a while, it was soon occupied by the Venetians. The city was abandoned in the late Middle Ages after swamps formed in the area. The present archaeological site is the repository of remains representing each period of the city's development. The development of Butrint's natural environment led to the abandonment of the city at the end of the Middle Ages, and as a result this archaeological site provides valuable evidence of ancient and medieval civilisations on the territory of modern Albania.Butrint , the ancient city used to have mosaics here, but now there are only pictures of them on the stones in the souvenir shops 😁 I can say that it is a very beautiful park area, you walk under the trees, almost natural air conditioning 😌 can it compete with our Ephesus in terms of ancient city? Never☺ If you care about cultural tourism, it is definitely worth seeing...Entrance fee is 700 lek per person (21₺)

5. Hotel Vila e Arte City Center

Hotel Qemal Staf area in Turkish 'Mustafa Kemal' would suit us :)

6. Rinas Express

The bus departing from the airport drops off at Tirana Square (last stop) on the way back, you need to get on from here again, the hours are written at the stop The name of the bus; Rinas Express, it writes huge next to the bus :)

7. +39 Restaurant

+39 I think this is the most beautiful and stylish restaurant in Tirana, there is a live jazz show inside, the bartender makes cocktail shows, etc. While we were walking for exploration, we were very hungry, we immediately ordered red meat, fish or chicken, while we were waiting excitedly, it was a great disappointment when we saw the small portion. By the way, 100 LEK 3 TL in Albania (2017) according to this, our money is very valuable, but come to think of it, it was the most expensive meal we ate on the whole holiday and we were so hungry, I had goat, my spouse had chicken, we drank beer with chicken and some meze, we paid 3000 LEK (90 TL).

8.Panorama Restaurant Ksamil

Both restaurant and beach cafe where you can swim in the sea, you can bring drinks from outside.

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