{"id":76609,"date":"2025-02-23T14:33:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T13:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76609"},"modified":"2025-02-23T14:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T13:33:18","slug":"beach-in-february-vlora-citizens-defy-cold-temperatures-and-swim-in-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/beach-in-february-vlora-citizens-defy-cold-temperatures-and-swim-in-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach in February: Vlora Citizens Defy Cold Temperatures and Swim in the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Despite the country experiencing low temperatures, this Sunday in <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Vlora<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> saw locals taking a swim in the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">A <\/span><span class=\"s1\">beach day in the last week of February<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> might seem unusual, but not for the people of <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Vlora<\/span><span class=\"s2\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Taking advantage of the <\/span><span class=\"s1\">sunny weather and the weekend<\/span><span class=\"s2\">, they went for a swim near the <\/span><span class=\"s1\">\u201cUji i Ftoht\u00eb\u201d<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> area, bravely defying the <\/span><span class=\"s1\">cold temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"et\">Vlora magjike n\u00eb Shkurt, b\u00ebhet plazh n\u00eb uj\u00ebrat e kristalta <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2X0nNTOhbO\">pic.twitter.com\/2X0nNTOhbO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Euronews Albania (@EuronewsAlbania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuronewsAlbania\/status\/1893646113225187469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the country experiencing low temperatures, this Sunday in Vlora saw locals taking a swim in the sea. 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