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The New York Times - Albania: Budget destination of the year

Gjirokaster is a bustling town of hilly, slippery cobblestoned streets and slate-roofed Ottoman houses.

Guardian - Albania: Europes final frontier

Keep it quiet ... Qeparo beach on the Albanian Riviera. Photograph: Benji Lanyado, 11 August 2007

The Sunday Times - Albania: Europes last frontier

It may have a serious image problem, but Albania has a coastline and a climate to die for. So, how intrepid do you have to be to invest there?

Will NATO membership attract more buyers to the balkans?

As Albania, Macedonia and Croatia sit poised to receive possible confirmation of their acceptance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in April, property prices and confidence in the respective property markets is expected to grow significantly.

Albania receives NATO membership invitation

NATO membership is also expected to speed the process for EU membership.

Albania on Best Countries for Business (2008)

Lagging behind its Balkan neighbors, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more modern open-market economy.

Irish Mail on Sunday Article: By Garreth Murphy: Is Albania the last hidden gem of Europe? Albania Properties featuring in the Irish Mail on Sunday Article.

With over 300 days of sun,400km of azure coastline, and beach homes from £32k, this tiny nation has much to recommend it

Albania, the final Emerging Property Market and Holiday Destination

Albania Properties / Alfa Information being the only agency in the market for over 10 years has seen the market move swiftly and very fast.

Albanian tourism on the rise

A large number of tourists arrived on Albania's shores this year. Unexplored beaches and good food are the main attractions.

Montenegro and Albania Show Highest Economic Growth in the Balkans

12 August 2008 | Montenegro and Albania will have the highest economic growth in the Balkans region in 2008, according to the International Monetary Fund's forecasts.

Albania is heavenly for history buffs

An hour across the water from Corfu lies a country that will surprise, enchant and educate says David Aaronovitch

After communism, Mafia gangs and problems over title deeds, the good news for British buyers is that the country seems to be sorting out its property rules.

By Richard Webber: If anywhere in Europe can still be described as a hidden gem, it has to be Albania. For four decades, this backwater in the Balkans was an isolated, secretive basket case ruled by its ironfisted communist dictator, Enver Hoxha.