If you’re wondering where to travel for the Christmas season, you might not have considered Tirana, Albania as the perfect Christmas market destination. However, Albanians have been throwing increasingly festive events in Tirana over the last few years. You...
Albania is a beautiful and beguiling country with an intriguingly long history, cataloged through stories, literature, art, and poems. Here are some of our favorite quotes about Albania, one of our favorite Balkan countries, as well as some quotes by famous Albanians...
If you’re looking for some cheesy Albania puns that will make your Albanian friends cringe (or to perfectly suit your Instagram feed with some punny Albania Instagram captions), this is the post for you – literally! No post gathering up puns about Albania...
Note: This post on things to see in Albania is a guest post by Amy of Templeseeker. Minor edits have been made to change the post to American English. See below the post for our recommendations and tips. Can’t read now? Pin for later! Explore Albania Though...
If I had to pick one place in the Balkans that has the best cafe culture, it’d be hard to pick but ultimately, I think I’d have to give the edge to Tirana. This funky Albanian capital city probably has more cafes per capita than anywhere else I’ve...
Albania is a beautifully underrated country that should be getting far more tourism than it currently is. But we think that’s about to change. Albania is seeing huge tourism numbers in the summer as word gets out about the lovely port city of Saranda, the...
Albanian food is delicious, a mix of culinary influences that is hard to find elsewhere in the world. It’s been influenced strongly by its Greek neighbors to the south – many of whom make up an ethnic minority in Albania itself. It’s been deeply...
If you’re trying to decide between visiting Albania or Macedonia, we’ve written this post to help you choose. There are a lot of similarities and differences between the two countries, and while we’d love to suggest you visit both, we know that if...
If you’re planning a trip to Albania, it can be a bit of an overwhelming prospect. The country isn’t large, objectively speaking, but giant mountain ranges throughout the country and winding roads make certain trips that look short on the map look way longer in...
Welcome to Sofia Adventures! We're Stephanie and Allison, two American travel bloggers who moved to Bulgaria. We use Sofia as our base to discover our favorite region in the world - the Balkans! We're here to share our knowledge from our past 3+ years of traveling the Balkans and inspire you to plan a trip to this beautiful part of the world.
