Albanian farmers open their vineyards for foreign tourists who collect their own fruit in Berat
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12/10/24
Albania does not only have coastal tourism, as a new approach to welcoming foreign and local visitors is now the countryside, the farms and their products. Farmer Petrit Fiska from Roshnik, in Berat in central Albania, says that the agricultural work has brought foreign tourists to the village. Journalist Rudina Muça: How much land do […]
Fiks Fare; Government’s 500,000 euro investment for the revitalization of Nivica tourist village, forsaken without ever being used
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05/10/24
Nivica, a village of Kurvelesh in the southern tip of Albania, known for its canyons that are visited by thousands of tourists, was part of the project of ‘100 villages that would be revitalized’ by the Albanian government with an investment of 500 million ALL. With these money three buildings were built as service units […]
43 fires put out in the last 24 hours in Albania, fire engines and aerial vehicles continue to fight the flames in other areas
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27/08/24
During the last 24 hours in Albania, firefighters have extinguish 43 fires, out of 48 that were lit. 655 operational forces and 63 vehicles were engaged in the operations, of which 109 were military troops and 13 vehicles, 4 firefighting vehicles and the Cougar helicopter of the Air Force. The fires have been extinguished in […]
Village headman is found murdered in the stream after conflict over pastures in southern Albania
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21/08/24
Other details have come to light on the murder of 72-year-old Fait Ajdini in the village of Zhapokike Memaliaj, in the south of the country. The authorities report that the murder is suspected to have been committed in connection with a conflict with the local shepherds, with whom two months ago he clashed over cattle […]
Fire in Mat brought under control after three days, the hearth in Dibër remains problematic
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20/07/24
The fire in the village of Madhesh in the municipality of Mat in the northeast of Albania, which has been burning for three days, is reported to have been brought under control. Meanwhile, according to the Albanian Ministry of Defense, the most problematic situation is in the village of Pregj-Lure of Dibër municipality, where work […]
Fires appear near the lakes of Lura, Albanian authorities also intervening with a helicopter
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16/07/24
The Ministry of Defense announced today that there are currently four active fires in the entire territory of Albania, mainly in the east, northeast of central Albania, while in the mountainous areas, the difficult terrain has made intervention difficult. The Minister of Defense, Niko Peleshi, through a post on social networks, announces that the work […]
104 years without water; Residents of the forgotten mountainous villages of Sopot show the challenges: We drink from streams
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06/07/24
The villages located on the side of the mountain of Sopot in the southeast of Albania, are among the most forgotten areas of the municipality of Delvina. Historically in Varfaj a village of 80 inhabitants, women and girls have carried water from long distances traversing the forest and mountainside on foot to the stream of […]
Fire continues to burn near national park Qafa Llogara, more firefighting forces required
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04/07/24
A fire that started suddenly this afternoon in the area of the tourist village of Dhërmi was extinguished by firefighters and with the help of the Cougar helicopter, which made it possible to intervine from the air. Meanwhile, the hearth of the fire continues at the base of the mountain area at Qafa Llogorase, helped […]
“Fiks Fare” show brings residents out of isolation in north Albania after the construction of new bridge
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04/07/24
Months ago, the show “Fiks Fare” on Top Channel received a concern from the residents of the remote village of Bugjon in Pukë in the northeast of Albania, who complain about the lack of a road and a bridge. This bridge would connect the northernmost three villages of Fushë Arrëzi, Bugjon, Kokëdodë and Aprripë e […]
Sudden hailstorm severely damages farmers produce in Kolonja, in southeastern Albania
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04/07/24
Farmers in several villages of Kolonja were seriously damaged yesterday as a result of the sudden hailstorm. Their crops have been massively affected both in vegetables and in orchards and viticulture. The most affected villages were Rehova, Taçi, Starja, Gjonçi, etc., where hundreds of hectares of fruits and vegetables and thousands of apple and plum […]