Luga e Argjendtë Restaurant: Love at First Taste

Tirana

With its refreshing spin on traditional Albanian staples, Dhurata Thanasi’s delightful restaurant offers an authentic, nostalgic, and delicious gastronomical experience.   If you have enjoyed breakfast at Luga e Argjendtë (in English, “silver spoon”) at least once then you have already fallen in love with the sheer variety and impeccable tastes of the restaurant’s rich menu. [...]

Favorite 10: Loving Tirana with Zhaklin Lekatari

Tirana

Seen from Lekatari’s technicolored glasses, Tirana is a web of equal-parts vibrant corners and peaceful spaces where one can quickly escape. Below find what the popular (and first-ever!) Albanian sex-blogger had to say about enjoying her native city to the fullest.   My day starts really early and, as a result, I have given up the [...]

Favorite 10: Pleasure and Health in Tirana with Genti Minga

Tirana

 No detail escapes journalist and translator Genti Minga. A man with particular tastes and preferences, Minga tells us the way to enjoy the good life while staying healthy in the busy capital.   Café Teahouse would be more accurate, in my case. My favorite is Café-Museum Komiteti where they offer organic teas, which I have [...]

Favorite 10: A Day in Tirana with Xhonatan Islami

Tirana

Splitting life between earth and sky is one of professional paraglider Xhonatan Islami’s greatest pleasures. Below, he lets us in on how and where he spends his time while on the ground in Albania’s capital. Favorite Café My daily ritual is coffee with Alket (Xhonatan’s father and professional paraglider) at Capriccio, where we talk about [...]

Favorite 10: A Day in Tirana with Arbër Çepani

Tirana

What better way to get to know the capital than a foolproof guide by this well-known TV personality, entrepreneur, and owner of one of the most visited touristic spots in town, Komiteti Café-Museum? To see his favorite Tirana hangouts, read over his list below. I am a serious admirer of coffee and just love to [...]

Favorite 10: A Day in Tirana with Arbër Çepani

What better way to get to know the capital than a foolproof guide by this well-known TV personality, entrepreneur, and owner of one of the most visited touristic spots in town, Komiteti Café-Museum? To see his favorite Tirana hangouts, read over his list below. I am a serious admirer of coffee and just love to [...]

Favorite 10: A Day in Tirana with Blerina Shehu

Tirana

The popular TV show host’s keen eye for detail and taste for the good life make this list a must-read for those who would like to know the coziest and coolest hangouts of the capital.  During the week, Komiteti Café Museum (or, as we like to call it among friends, “At Arbri’s”). In the weekends, [...]

Top 10 Most Instagrammable Spots in Tirana

Tirana

What started as a photo-sharing app is now the world’s most famous social network and a must-have for every travel photographer. Instagram became a kind of guide for travelers who want to find exceptional and unusual spots in a city, which sometimes can’t be found in traditional guide books. Finding the most Instagrammable places in [...]