Colourful building

After communists fell, the mayor decided to add colour to the city by painting the buildings bright colours - this is just one example. Rumour has it he was concerned about the number of people coming from the provinces to Tirana so the arrows were painted to show them the way out of town!

Chapter 4 - DAY 12 - Dubrovnic to Tirana (Albania)

September 18th 2011
IT’S A-DAY!!! On the road again, this time it’s really into the unknown as we head for Albania – Its A- DAY (the name adopted by the bus for the day we really head into the unknown. We had an early breakfast at the resort so we could make an early start and hopefully get to the border at a time when there’s not too much traffic. We were advised to take our own lunch as options were very l ... read more

Europe » Albania » West » Tirana

Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapi... ... read more

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