COUNTRY GUIDE · Albania
Visa: Visa-free · 90 daysCurrency: Lek (ALL)Best months: June, July, August, SeptemberIST ✈ 1 h 45 min2 stories
Where to wake up in Albania
Turquoise Riviera coves and Ottoman quarters. One of the best visa-free seaside trips.
Visa info last checked: 5 October 2026
Stories from Albania
Waking up in a stone house in the city of a thousand windowsTwo nights at the top of geranium-lined steps in an Ottoman quarter. Breakfast was made by our host's mother.- Ksamil: what to know about the Maldives of the BalkansVisa-free for Turks, with powder-white sand and Corfu just a boat ride away. But it isn't cheap: here's what to know before you go.