Divjakë NP wetland — colony of curly Dalmatian pelicans.

Tirana's mountain, reached by a scenic cable car.

Hilltop castle of Skanderbeg, just north of Tirana.

Roman amphitheatre and the country's busiest port.

Small boutique block of apartments on the Osum river, facing the Mangalem quarter. Owner-occupier or premium short-let.

A new-build tower one block from Blloku. Long-let yield strong; central-bank and government tenants keep the immediate neighbourhood stable.

Lower-density villa development on the Rodon peninsula. For buyers who want the Adriatic but not Durrës density.

The most accessible price point on the coast — small apartments in a managed complex with shared pools 30 minutes north of Durrës.

A mixed-use marina-plus-residence project on the Adriatic, 25 minutes from Tirana airport. Smaller units priced for short-let yield; larger ones for owner-occupiers.

White Ottoman houses climb a hillside towards a thirteenth-century castle — the most photographed city in Albania, and deservedly so.