Theth sits in northern Albania’s Albanian Alps (Bjeshkët e Nemuna or “Accursed Mountains”) — substantially remote village of approximately 200-300 permanent residents where traditional Ottoman-era ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of geographers from the University of Manchester have discovered a group of glaciers in one of Europe's most inhospitable places. Drs Philip Hughes, Jeff Blackford and PhD ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Being dropped off by a helicopter 2,200m up a snow-covered mountainside is a rush of noise and chaotic motion. “I can’t be sure what’s ...

Whether cycling, walking or traveling in a comfy van with a guide, visitors to Albania will find a wealth of cultural, nature-based and culinary gems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The online "NOTIFICATION!" was posted by a European mountain rescue service operating in Albania. Its tone was urgent. High in the ...

The Albanian capital Tirana is currently undergoing a massive construction boom. Some of architecture's biggest names, including MVRDV, BIG and Stefano Boeri, are busy transforming the city with ...

For years, people living near the Albanian-Greek border had little reason to suspect that an immense body of warm water lay concealed beneath the mountains around them. The landscape gave away only ...

In this episode, we explore a massive abandoned Cold War weapons factory in Albania, featuring decayed buildings and remnants ...

Being dropped off by a helicopter 2,200m up a snow-covered mountainside is a rush of noise and chaotic motion. “I can’t be sure what’s underneath, so I’m not going to land,” our pilot, Detlef Gensel, ...