Tradition
Albanian iso-polyphony
A vocal music tradition in which singers perform simultaneous, independent melodic lines—rooted in ancient lamentation and central to…
Region
Albania
15 places
Zone
Apollonia — Rome’s Gateway to the Balkans
A hilltop archaeological site in southwestern Albania preserving the ruins of ancient Illyria's most important Greek colonial city…
Zone
Berat
Berat pairs a citadel inhabited since antiquity with Ottoman houses of a thousand windows, and holds the finest…
Zone
Berat — City of a Thousand Windows
Berat's whitewashed Ottoman houses, tiered above the Osum River with rows of south-facing windows, sit beneath a castle…
Zone
Butrint
Continuously inhabited from the 8th century BCE to the 15th century CE, Butrint layers Greek, Roman, Byzantine and…
Zone
Butrint — 2,700 Years of History Layered on a Lagoon Peninsula
On a small peninsula in the lagoon between Albania and Corfu, the ancient city of Butrint offers the…
Church
Church of Saint Nicholas (1721): the largest survivor of a city of 24 churches destroyed twice by Ottoman raids
Alla fine del Seicento, Voskopoja era una delle città più avanzate dei Balcani: 35.000 abitanti, 24 chiese, la…
Church
Church of the Dormition of Saint Mary (1797): inside Berat Castle, a 16th-century red no one has ever replicated
Nel castello di Berat, sopra i resti di una cappella del X secolo, sorge una chiesa ricostruita nel…
Building
Hotel Dajti — Bosio’s Grand Hotel on the Tirana Boulevard
Tirana (1939–1942): the grand hotel Gherardo Bosio built on the new boulevard during the Italian occupation, with furnishings…
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