The Valbona Valley in northern Albania faces destruction from the planned works, despite being within the protected area of the Valbona National Park. LAURA BRIGGS reports Scenery, geology, wildlife ...

Tirana – 27 inhabitants of the villages of Rrogam, Valbona, Dragobia and Cerem, located in the Tropoja Municipality of Northern Albania, and the NGO TOKA: The Organization to Conserve the Albanian ...

The pristine Valbona Valley in northern Albania is a haven for adventure tourism, but hotels and resorts are popping up and putting at risk its sustainable development, critics say. Fifteen years ago, ...

Administrative Appeals Court in Tirana ruled to stop immediately all the construction work on hydropower plant in Valbona Valley National Park. The first thing you notice entering Valbona Valley ...

Dozens of activists in Tropoja, a Northern district of Albania, conducted a protest action on November 10 and 11 against the ongoing construction of hydropower plants in the Valbonë Valley National ...

The narrow ridge in Valbona Valley, Albania has steep drops and rocky surfaces. Walking here requires balance and focus. The risk is visible from both sides. Automatic registration for US military ...

15:26, Mon, Jan 27, 2025 Updated: 16:02, Mon, Jan 27, 2025 Nestled in the heart of Albania, Valbona Valley National Park is one of Europe's best-kept secrets. Surrounded by dramatic mountains, lush ...

Wild-eyed and animatedly eccentric, with curly hair as unruly as the frisky bullocks in his paddock, Skender is an enigma: part Albanian cow herder, part flamboyant entertainer. Outside his stone hut, ...

Between the Balkans and Greece lies Albania, which offers everything you could dream of: Culture and rich history, magical ...

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, ...