If you come to Tirana, the capital of Albania, you can not only expect a warm welcome, but night life and lots of fun at economical prices. This is the panorama described by Joey Tyson in \u201cThe Times\u201d.<\/p>\n
He writes that Tirana is not an average European city. It was opened, as Tyson says, in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
“Prior to this, the Albanian capital was completely cut off from the outside world, ruled by the despotic communist dictator Enver Hoxha,” continues Tyson.<\/p>\n
Full article:<\/strong><\/p>\n Tirana is not your average European city. For a start it\u2019s only been open to visitors since the 1990s. Before that the Albanian capital was all but cut off from the outside world, ruled over by the despotic communist dictator Enver Hoxha.<\/p>\n Since those dark days ended Tirana has been making up for lost time. Futuristic new skyscrapers pierce the skyline, joining minarets and rejuvenated monuments. Abandoned areas have been recast as art, shopping and nightlife districts. The history is still there, told in unflinching museums and derelict bunkers, but the people are looking forward, and it\u2019s those people \u2014 the friendliest you\u2019re likely to find in any big European city \u2014 that make Tirana worth a visit. The city spent decades with no one\u00a0to welcome. Now its arms are wide open.<\/p>\n What to do<\/strong><\/p>\n The coolest neighbourhood<\/strong><\/p>\n Blloku used to be a no-go area for Tirana\u2019s average citizens. The political elite lived here in luxury behind armed guards and Hoxha\u2019s mansion still stands, curiously empty and unused (there\u2019s still a great debate about what to do with it).<\/p>\n Since the 1990s, however, what was once a symbol of the city\u2019s misery has re-emerged as a thriving area for nightlife and creativity. Revelry has replaced repression, with open-air bars, cosmopolitan restaurants and caf\u00e9s lining the streets.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you come to Tirana, the capital of Albania, you can not only expect a warm welcome, but night life and lots of fun at economical prices. This is the panorama described by Joey Tyson in \u201cThe Times\u201d. He writes that Tirana is not an average European city. It was opened, as Tyson says, in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":61864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,1803],"tags":[4846,2619,613,665,898,4847,243,151,4845,796,4844,323],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n