Vacations Central Albania

Start your vacation in the capital Tirana, where wide boulevards and concrete residential blocks alternate with street art, hip eating spots and hidden museums. In one day, you'll move from communist architecture to a creative neighborhood full of life. Take the cable car up to Dajti, above which the city lies like a miniature town at your feet, framed by hills and sky. 

Follow your route to Berat, where hundreds of white houses with wooden windows are built against the slopes. Here wander the ancient alleys, climb the castle and look out over the river and surrounding hills. And while tourists still often drive past Elbasan, make a stop at this city with its ancient ramparts, quiet streets and lively market. 

As soon as you leave the city behind, the landscape changes. In the interior around Gramsh or the Tomorr Mountains, you'll drive along narrow roads, pass shepherds with their flocks and see villages where time has hardly changed anything. Hike to the Bogovë waterfall, cool your feet in the fresh mountain water and chat with locals along the way who will invite you for a glass of raki or a plate of homemade food without hesitation. 

Central Albania has a pleasant climate with warm summers, mild springs and colorful autumns. In summer, temperatures are around 25 to 30 degrees. The sky is often bright blue, but in the hills a breeze provides coolness. Spring is perfect for active vacations: nature is in bloom and temperatures are comfortable. In autumn, the landscape turns to ochre yellow and rust red and temperatures remain pleasantly mild with the possibility of rain.

Want a place to land, recharge and explore the region from there? In Central Albania you can easily book a comfortable hotel in a quiet location. A good base to explore the region. You wake up with views of the hills, have breakfast outside in the sun and are on your way in no time to a city like Tirana or a hike through nature. 

Central Albania is not about checking off lists. It's not a place where you already know everything from Instagram. That's precisely why it feels so real. Here you will meet people, hear stories and discover places that feel like nothing else. Want to get out and about in a region you can still really discover? Then book your vacation to Central Albania with VacanceSelect and experience how surprising, quirky and lively the heart of Albania is.