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The architecture is actually Albanian, that is why you have not seen these in Turkey. It is confusing for westerners when they read "Ottoman town" it is not a Turkish town it is a town that was built and became popular during the Ottoman Era. When you read Ottoman architecture it means architecture that was popular during Ottoman Era, you will not necessarily find it in Turkey, Turkey was just one part of the huge Ottoman Empire. Those second floors that are larger than the first floors, that you see in Berat and Gjirokaster, were local architects' ingenuity for allowing the load bearing mules and donkeys to pass through the narrow streets and still have a big enough house.

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

Hey there, you can find it in turkey but we meant that we never saw an entire town with all the buildings that same style. We only saw a few houses here and there that were that style. If you search "ottoman buildings kaleici antalya" in google images you will see some buildings that style with the bigger second floors. We filmed some of them in our antalya video but now they are mixed with other buildings that are completely different styles there. Or just search ottoman houses, they all seem to be like that style

@Arber-4673

Жыл бұрын

Ancient Greek in Turkey they call the 🇦🇱

@mendjelire8392

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeastTheBeast Yeah, yeah. Like the ones in Gramsh hahaha. Ai qe ngarkoi mushkat ne 85 i njifte mire turistet ;P Po te isha i huaj dhe te shikoja videot e cave si keta do ta shenoja me vize te kuqe Shqiperine si nje ex-communist hell-hole with nothing to see or do. It is our government's fault too for the attitude "IF YOU CAN NOT BEAT THEM, JOIN THEM". Greek sites they want, Greek we will show them, Roman sites they want, Roman we well show them, Ottoman sites they want, Ottoman we will show them, JUST KEEP IT ROLLING AND KEEP THEM $$$ COMMING, it's a market economy why not the history too". (NVM that Berat is a 2400 years old city, more than 2000 years before the Turks ever reached Anatolia, or that Gjirokaster existed in correspondence since 1336, 50 long years before Ottomans ever visited the land of the eagles), because that is all the westerners have learned in school, they never heard of the Illyrians, the Arber and the Albanians or the Caonians or the Epirots or the Suliot or the Arvanites or the Arberesh or the Arnaut. Me mire mut se i vogel dhe i percare. They don't know that Albanians had a university in 1380, that Architect Sinani was from Elbasani, that Scanderbeg saved the west from the darkness of the long eastern night, that the best stone masons of Greece and Turkey were Albanians, that the Greek revolution was fought, and it's independence was won by Albanians, that in the 60 Greece had 600 villages that spoke only Albanian and that Arnaut descendants are up to 1/10th of the today's Turkish population, that of the 284 Grand Viziers of the Ottoman Empire only 122 were Turkish 39 of them were Albanians.

@musaagolli

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeastTheBeast it´s true that Gjirokaster existed before the invasion as its even mentioned in official ottoman documents. During the occupation it expanded. Unfortunately we do not have drawings of the city before that moment so we cant be sure the architecture of the existing houses today was entirely a local invention. To me it looks pretty much heavily ottoman influenced. On the other hand whats unique in Gjirokaster are the stone roofs and partly stone walls. I haven´t seen them in Turkey but thats not a given. On the other hand since I guess no one of us here has a PhD in ottoman and balkan architecture it would be fair to say we dont know for sure the origin of the building style in Gjirokaster.

@lagjescuni5482

Жыл бұрын

@@TheBeastTheBeast ...the vast majority of people do not even know that albania unlike other Balkan countries has never been inhabited by Turks It is no coincidence that Albania has no Turkish minorities like the other Balkan countries...yes Albania was part of the ottoman empire but it was always inhabited and ruled by ethnic Albanians some independent some semi independent (including some regions of today nord Macedonia Greece and Montenegro)...which where also inhabited and ruled by ethnic Albanians

The nature in Albania is amazing, thanks for the knowledge, keep it up!

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the nature was our favorite part :D

@FincadeBock

9 ай бұрын

@bocksjukejoint look❤

The Blue Eye walk was beautiful. The Blue Eye itself was stunning! I really enjoyed learning about the history of the castle.The Italian tank and the US planes were very interesting. The town beneath the castle was wonderful to see! It sad about the lack of public beaches.Thank you for taking us to Albania! Love from Vermont

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@KingKing-cz6xh

Жыл бұрын

The camera really doesn’t do it justice I accidentally walked into water when I went because the water was so clear you couldn’t even tell there was water there

Ksamil looks amazing!!! 👌👌👌😍 Thank you very much for sharing!! Greetings from Barcelona 👍❤☺🇪🇸

Love the nature of the place. Blue eye, castle, old town and the beaches. 🙏

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

nice mix of places to visit in Albania :D

That old town is really beautiful, I can walk around all day without getting tired! Although the beaches there are privatized, I would pay to be on such a beautiful beach! I love your videos, I can always see beautiful scenery and historic monuments, thank you for sharing! 👍😀🙌

@Eli99505

Жыл бұрын

Exactly I’d do the same. And the prices are very low compared to us in the US and other countries in Europe. And the water in south Albania is a gem

@giannishen

Жыл бұрын

@@Eli99505 Wow~ thanks for letting me know! 👍😃🙏

@Eli99505

Жыл бұрын

@@giannishen you’re welcome ☺️ I mean the Ionian Sea is one of best in the world and is bounded only by 3 countries: Southern Italy, Albania and Greece. I’ve been to the Albanian one and the feeling is amazing. Swimming in that crystal clear water with the mountains in front of you. Really unique experience.

@giannishen

Жыл бұрын

@@Eli99505 You say it so well, it makes me want to go!

@Eli99505

Жыл бұрын

@@giannishen you should 👏 and in addition Albanians are very friendly people and very welcoming, which this makes the experience even more unique

Hi Chris and Carol! We are enjoying all the videos of Albania. Carol, some beaches really remind us of Copacabana, Ipanema, Barra da Tijuca....right here close to me. I live in Recreio dos Bandeirantes. 😍

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

Wow,what a beautiful aerial view. Thank you for sharing your wonderful beautiful journey through Albania…blue eye area. Thanks again.

Hi guys, nice, impressive video; thanks for sharing. I'm half Albanian half Turkish, but never been there. Watching your video, I feel as if I were there. I hope I get the chance to see those beautiful places with my own eyes some day. Greetings from Türkiye to you and to the Albanian people. 🙂

Thanks so much, you guys. I've spent a few winters in Albania, and October and November are very nice months, where you can swim in the Adriatic/Ionian. In Ksamil ,mid oct., there was no one there and no umbrellas/beds at any of the beaches. South of Vlore is also nice, with beautiful water, but in summer it will be the same crazy beach club nightmare. :( I'm from N. California and very much like you, not at all liking packed umbrella beaches. Fall, winter and spring are the best times in Albania. Thery have a very short tourist season, June through August. The only downside is that in Sarande, lots of restaurants are closed in the off season. Not in Vlore, or Tirana though. :) Thanks again, and enjoy Corfu.

The town reminded me of what I’d imagine New York to look like back in the day- so pretty and picturesque. 🙂

I think Albania is underrated I hope I can visiting there

I love this country its beautiful and unique ✌❤👍

@ylliriaalbania326

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

What beautiful place to visit !!

Hiya, gorgeous intro. Thank you for the beautiful tour around. Nature at its finest. Gorgeous views. Always informative. Gorgeous drone shots. Perfect tunes. Pretty town. Your food looked good. You have eaten and tried so many foods from all over the world. I love your videos. The beach is gorgeous. Shocking with all the sunbeds. Maybe after the few years, everyone has had, they are trying to claw back money. Very frustrating not to be able to find a bit of beach without them. Always enjoyable. Thank you for sharing. Have a great Friday.

Albania is magnificent 🏖️ 🏝️ ☀️

Beautiful nature, but the beaches are way to packed for me. Loved the old town. ☺ Looking forward to the next video ♥♥

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

Hello! Amazing views. Its sad that they are privatising the beaches in Albania. Thank you for sharing ❤️ Have a wonderful weekend ❤️ Greetings from a Portuguese 😃

@diannemcdowell7281

Жыл бұрын

My husband and I have been going to Portugal for 13 years now and love your beaches (no beach clubs) and people🇨🇦

@viagenseoutrascoisas2235

Жыл бұрын

@@diannemcdowell7281 ❤️

Stunning view of the mountains. The beach clubs are a bummer though. Love & respect from Bangladesh

It is truly amazing that the ancient 12th century Ottoman city with its magnificent beauty still bears the unbroken memory of its rare glory. The beach is amazingly heavenly. Kudos to you both.

@georgeskanderbeg3242

Жыл бұрын

Ottomans invaded in the 15th century by 12th century Ottoman were still in Central Asia

@bletrick3352

Жыл бұрын

It's not an Ottoman city. It's an Albanian city built by Albanians.

@angelarinaudo7769

Жыл бұрын

@@bletrick3352 whats the name of the city?

@bletrick3352

Жыл бұрын

@@angelarinaudo7769 Gjirokastra.

We visited Albania 35 years ago passing through on a Baltic bus tour. It took our bus 4 hours to get through border immigration! Things have certainly changed since then. :) Thanks for the vid. Great images. Safe travels !

@invader7191

Жыл бұрын

I highly doubt you visited Albania while it was still communist 🤨

@edalbanese6310

Жыл бұрын

35 years ago? That’s a long time and things have changed a lot for sure

U can go also ine Korca and Shkodra city they are very beautiful city, Shkodra city is in north west and Korca citty in east of Albania

@shqiperia60

2 ай бұрын

Korca is a night city you go out at night and visit the old pazar classical music some drinks just perfect

Consider going to Corfu .. (maybe you already have) eyeshot from Albania. You will love it. Venice meets Greece. Castles and endless beaches.

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

Next 2 vids are from Corfu :D spectacular island!

Hi a new sub and Albanian myself, I haven't been in like 7 years now and am so surprised to see all the new stuff from tourism. On one hand, Happy to see they're trying for tourists on another the beaches thing is definitely frustrating. I love that you spent 14 days there and sincerely hope you found it relaxing.

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

Oh my God! I haven't been to Ksamil this year, but I have never seen Ksamil more crowded. Generally, during peak season, I just go to Ksamil to take a photo and then I escape to Pasqyrat Beach, but if you like Ksamil beach, you better don't go there during July and August. Choose other months, when there are no crowds and people on the beaches.

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

Thank you guys for this video of beautiful Albania

Beautiful 🏖 ग्रीनरी काउंटी in Albania 🇦🇱 ..... From North east 🇮🇳

Blue eye water temp is 7"C , but you cant sswiim cause its a natural monument protected by unesco, loast year actually everyone could swimm, but this year the rules got stronger,and in Gjirokaster the houses are not Ottoman style, they are Illyrian style then later also got used by ottomans, I loved this vlog

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

Ah makes sense about the water! Didn't know that about Gjirokaster, everywhere online says they are Ottoman style buildings built during their reign

@eagledon

Жыл бұрын

@@JumpingPlaces yeah you are right, my grandmother house is one of those you showed on camera, the original house has been build 1000 years before and renovated during years.The truth is that when Ottomans occupied Albania they claimed the history and since then its shown as their history 🥹🫣🫣.I saw also tej beach that was with sun beds, i was lucky to found it free lol.Wish you all the best

@AlernusKaraoke

Жыл бұрын

@@JumpingPlaces They are ottoman style buildings , dont listen to nationalists...

@shqiperia60

2 ай бұрын

@@AlernusKaraokethey are not! Berat has existed before ottoman invasion.

Ask for their license and contract if they tell you it is private. Most of them just grab land without the government knowing. It is a huge problem right now in Albania. The police can't keep up with them. Some of them do have a contract with the municipality but some just grab the beach knowing that the police rarely would go there if ever. It is worst in August, because that is the busy season, but in June and July it is not so bad. I personally prefer chez-lounges, even though I have to pay, because those pebble beaches are not that comfortable to lay on, but the trade off is that the water is clear and clean and with a chez-lounge and water shoes it is excellent and I prefer pebbles to sand that gets everywhere. You can still lay a towel and lie down on the rocks, they only own the chez-lounges not the beach.

Albania looks very beautiful! Too bad they don’t control the beach issue. It’s terrible to see all the beds lined up, the drone shot can show you how tight they aligned them and how bad they use every inch of the beach. The castle was very nice. Your videos are very informative and me and my husband are following you in your journey! Thank you for showing us the world!

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

@N0N4M30

Жыл бұрын

What’s way worse is how all the tourists come and litter our beautiful beaches 😡

Great vid guys thanks for sharing your time with us 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Mexico Yucatan peninsula sending you support cheers ✌️🥰🥂🙏

hi Carol hi Chris great video! Thank you again for showing it how it is. So yeah most of the beaches in front of the islands are men made. One can recognize it in the quality and color of the sand that is too white and almost dusty thats why the waterline gets murky like they poured milk. What seems to be missing from your cut are the motorboats near the waterline since many beach clubs apparently need to have their own private pier right next to the sunbed area. I was there around the 20th of May.2022. Still pretty quit for Ksamil standars although many sunbeds were already put into place. The stench of gasoline from the passing motorboates is not to be underestimated (some of them just roamed around from one side to the other without any passengers i guess out of boredom). So we packed our bags and left promising ourselves not to return at that spot for the next decade in the hopes that some things will change for the better till then.

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

when we went last summer we could swim and also park next to that restaurant and also the road which I see in this video the concrete road was not there..beautiful Albania

The drone shots are very nice! Great work, the north of Albania is very beautiful too!

TBH most travel channels are meh. This Albania bit is one of the best things I've seen. Normally I just turn the other way but you really do an amazing job. From the camera work to your tone of voice, this is fantastic stuff. Really impressed. Keep up the great work. I've subscribed and shared with all my friends.

If you go to Italy I highly recommend staying at Ave Maria convent in Rome…you will be shocked…like 5 star hotel and serve meals

Bunec is almost 15 minutes north from Saranda and it is a public beach and very long compare to the ones shown on this video. No fee to get in and few people and beautiful. Also 1 hour 15 minutes north of Sarandë, you find the most beautiful long beaches with few people and they are all free. Tons of space to relax.

Hi guys! That Ottoman era town was so charming! I have enjoyed all of the nature you have visited in Albania. Can’t wait to see your Corfu videos. Safe travels 🌺🌻😘

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

SUCH A SHAME ALBANIA DOES THAT WITH THEIR BEACHES......I LIVE IN DAYTONA BEACH AND NOWHERE NEAR THAT BAD!!😒

@klediluzha2869

Жыл бұрын

You have to remember Florida has 13,500 km of coastline, Albania has 450 km. All these restaurants and hotels in the coastline have ownership rights from 5-100 years. That is why most properties are issued ownership rights for a very limited time, max is 100 years, many have 5-10 years rights.

GJIROKASTER, The city appeared for the first time in historical records under its medieval name of Argyrókastron (Medieval Greek: Αργυρόκαστρον), as mentioned by John VI Kantakouzenos in 1336 The name comes from argyrón (Medieval Greek: ἀργυρόν, lit. 'silver'), and kástron (Medieval Greek: κάστρον), derived from Latin castrum, meaning "castle" or "fortress"; thus "silver castle". Byzantine chronicles also used the similar name Argyropolýchni (Medieval Greek: Αργυροπολύχνη, lit. 'silver town. The earliest recorded inhabitants of the area around Gjirokastër were the ancient Greek tribe of the Chaonians, which belonged to the Epirote group. In antiquity the local urban centre was located in Antigonia, c. 5 kilometres (3 mi) from modern Gjirokastër on the opposite bank of river Drino.(wikipedia)

It is a very beautiful sight, got to see a beautiful view through your video today.

Its nice, beatifull places, but too many people for my liking. Ioanian sea is pure gem in this part of Europe, i went to Lefkada this year, first two weeks of August. Best trip of my life.

@SpartanLeonidas1821

Жыл бұрын

Lefkada is AMAZING !!!

Thats some amazing view from the way loved it ❤

Love your videos, one of the top travel channels, and of course have a beautiful woman in them doesn’t hurt

Thank you for a great adventure video!

We were in Albania a couple of weeks ago the country is beautiful the sea is crystal clear the problem is most of the sandy beaches in ksamil are or seem to be owned by the restaurants and you have to pay to use them, ok but on most of them you can't see the sand because of all the sunbeds crammed onto them.

the beach you went to wasn't Shpella e pelumbave (Pigeons cove). The real pigeons cove, you must take a boat to and cannot be driven and walked to. And yes, sadly many of the beaches are privatized which is sad for locals and tourists alike to see. The only two beaches I recommend going to albania for are Pigeons Cove and Karaburun, both of which are gorgeous. They require a boat to reach, but are worth it.

18:28- The Albanian beach you were swimming on is incredibly close to the island Corfu, GREECE! Yes, you showed us that the land where Queen Elizabeth's recently deceased husband Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh had been born was practically a stone's throw Albania! Not a few Albanians have risked their all to reach Corfu in the last few decades. I think, for that reason, the beaches near there were closed off until quite recently. I agree that the town with the Ottoman architecture was quite picturesque (and the food looked delicious- virtually Middle Eastern). Thanks for showing us this!

@arrore

Жыл бұрын

Just like Greek food.

@klediluzha2869

Жыл бұрын

Mediterranean food NOT Arabic.

@wardarcade7452

Жыл бұрын

@@klediluzha2869 First of all I said the Albanian cuisine seemed virtually Middle Eastern- a very wide range from Persian to Egyptian . Arabia is only a part of the Middle East not the entire area. Secondly, Mediterranean cuisine itself has a wide range from Spanish to Moroccan to French. .. to Syrian and Turkish and many points in between. Considering that Albania was occupied by the Turks for a lengthy period, it's not surprising that a good part of the cuisine would have been influenced by them.

@arrore

Жыл бұрын

@@wardarcade7452 Albanian cuisine is not influenced directly by the Middle Eastern one but by the Ottoman cuisine/Balkan cuisine. That is true. However, Greek cuisine is way more influenced by Middle Eastern Ottoman/Turkish cuisine directly. Considering that this town is right next to Greece it is likely that a lot of it is influenced from there also.

@georgeskanderbeg3242

Жыл бұрын

@@wardarcade7452 the whole of the Balkans was under the Ottomans not just Albanians...that's why in Greece they eat baklava.

just a reminder for everyone who is interested to vist Saranda in peak season - besides the "explicit" as "public beach" designated area (800m by 10m) along the promenade near the port, the City does not have any other free public beach in its surroundings that are easily reachable by car further down south. As all the state owned beaches are rented out to private businesses. Even if on paper not to all capacity the beach bar owners do "de facto" what they please as there is no or little oversight by local police. Sure one can try and squeeze himself on the sides of the beaches or behind the rows of sunbeds if the employees are feeling kind that day and actually let you stay.

Another great video. Great camera work.

We were in Albania 10 days ago, a shame we didn't meet you. We think the same as you, we have conflicting thoughts regarding albania. KRUJE, BERAT AND GJIROKASTER are amazing but the Albanian Riviera part would have been better to know another month, in August we didn't like it

@JumpingPlaces

Жыл бұрын

We should have visited some more of the towns, we avoided them mainly because of the heat. I think May/June or September would be the best time to visit this place

Hi, thanks for the video. Did they ask you to show a return ticket when you arrived to Albania? Thanks

Wow so cool beach with blue water, iam very excited to see Corfu vlogs🍻🍻🍻

luv you both Chris and Carol,

@Arrumamalae

Жыл бұрын

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

end of the video is looking like end of the world... jam packed hell

The divisions are not borders between private beaches, they actually are made by the government to prevent erosion.

@anidrini2405

Жыл бұрын

erosion of what? the man made beaches? because I still remember perfectly how Ksamil looked liked before all the beach club era.There was the main beach right in front of the farthest island and on the sides stood more or less big rocks and trees and no concrete borders were to be seen or even necessary.

We loves Albania 😍

Nice vid!!

Very nice man you have very clear English

You have no idea how frustrated I am.. It is a shame for our government not inspecting or not wanting to inspect all these wonderful places to be privatized.. I hope and I am sure that this will change very soon. We the people of Albania will not allow this situation! We don’t want this to continue !!!

@musaagolli

Жыл бұрын

Amen! But since the concepts of integrity and civil society have been continuously hammerd out from local society`s consciousness for generations by sheer force and police batons before 1990 and now by authorietes negligence and arrogance nothing will fundamentely change in the near future.

☀I think I would of been in the mountains touring through the villages meeting all the country people🌄, I read and watched other videos about Albania. There is just to many people and not everyone seemed friendly or fun to talk with🚫. Nice you had the chance to visit where I always wanted to go, but I had no desire then and most certain now to not go to the coast⛔. I would be hunting for that restaurant I saw two years ago in a video, I would spend my time searching and getting some nice clothes. Sorry as I give my apologies to a trip🪧 not that well enjoyed but glad you back country land trip was the best part, as they always are. 🌠🌌Sending Lanette and my love and prayers to you both are dear friends🌹🌹

@hektorzeraj1432

Жыл бұрын

Θα συμφωνούσα μαζί σας για όλα όσα είπατε Εάν στα 250 σχόλια που διάβασα θα συμφωνούσαν μαζί σου άλλα 20- 30 άτομα, αλλά επειδή είσαι ο μοναδικός που έγραψες αυτά τα αρνητικά σχόλια για όλα όσα πέρασες στην Αλβανία , θα σου έλεγα να το ψάξεις Μην το αφήσεις Τράβα σε ένα γιατρό όσο Είναι νωρίς φίλε μου,,, (τώρα πού γνωριστήκαμε ) είχε πάει ένας τύπος στο γιατρό ,, Τι έχεις του λέει ο γιατρός ,, γιατρέ Είμαι άρρωστος πονάω παντού, ο τύπος όπου ακουμπάει με το δάχτυλο του χεριού πόναγε σε όλο το σώμα,, τότε γυρίζει ο γιατρός και του λέει Δεν έχει τίποτα στο σώμα κύριε το δάχτυλό έχει πρόβλημα !!!!!!!!...... Περαστικά φίλε μου και όπως είπαμε στο γιατρό όσο πιο σύντομα γίνεται πριν προλάβεις να πας σε κάποια άλλη χώρα ,,, 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 μην το σκέφτεσαι καθόλου,,, περαστικά σου εύχομαι.......................

#1 Albania 🇦🇱

I’ve not visited Albania and really do appreciate you making the video and your experience in Albania, it really is a shame that the Albanians have made the majority of there beaches in the south of the country, I guess the rest of the country will soon follow suit, not sure as a well travelled person like myself that I have ever witnessed that anywhere else in the world. But the country looks beautiful mostly, especially the nature side and a lot of the architecture from the Otterman days.

@georgeskanderbeg3242

Жыл бұрын

The beaches were always public until the last couple of years it's a joke what happened

@markclayton626

Жыл бұрын

@@georgeskanderbeg3242 it’s a shame George, some people love a sun lounger, some just want a towel or to rest there bum on a bit of sand or the pebbles, the beach is freedom, and to have to pay for freedom is not on mate, as you agree, someone’s doing very well out of the beaches for sure…

@anidrini2405

Жыл бұрын

@@georgeskanderbeg3242 de facto always public since communism? That´s a bit far streched. I haven´t seen Llamani beach in Himara without sunbeds since at least 2004. And the sandy beaches of Durres and Kavaje have been gradually butchered to the point of no coming back from the ugliness of environmental destruction and lack of urbanistic planning since the 90ties. Meanwhile the goverment back then all too willingly looked away as it´s this goverments turn to do more of the same just on steroids.

im in there .Thankyou for coming here.

🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

I`m been wondering about visiting the country this summer. Is it worth it? And what shoud i care about? Which place is the best for staying - Ksamil or Sarande?

Hi!! How long did you stay in Albania? We’re planning to go, but with only one week of vacation we’re not sure if we’ll have enough time to see the north and the south.

Does anyone know what the first beach they went to is called,or where is it located?Thankss

Guys you are so close to my home place, come visit Epirus! Preveza, Parga, Lefkada, Vonitsa, Acheron RIver etc. Also Ioannina, Metsovo, Konitsa, Zagoria and Tzoumerka!

@KK-eu6ym

Жыл бұрын

Well all this places you mentioned belongs to Albania if you didn’t know it’s called cameria

@G_Kchrst

Жыл бұрын

@@KK-eu6ym LoL. Bro, the Great Idea is from another centrury, you are late. Imagine being that desperate.

@KK-eu6ym

Жыл бұрын

@@G_Kchrst hehe ask your brothers in serbia they will tell how it works 😜

@G_Kchrst

Жыл бұрын

@@KK-eu6ym Are you dragging this into a Kosovo conflict? Lol. I have no problem with any culture, I like all people. And I personally don't even care about North Epirus, fuck nationalism. Thinking that you can somehow wage war to take some land that is not yours and other people live in 2022 is beyond ridiculous. Kosovo is an ancient Serbian land, with most of their history and religious centers being there. It is still true that today most of the population are Albanias. Such a complex situation can never be solved when people like you act like that though. Problems like this get solved only when people are united and not divided.

@illyrian82alban

Жыл бұрын

@@G_Kchrst ÇAMËRIA IS ALBANIA 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

What microphone you using on the gopro?

I agree, the nature takes the cake. The excessive infrastructure on the beaches and the umbrellas, big turn off.

I don't mind a private beach if the prices are reasonable, those looked pretty good.

@JumpingPlaces

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We don't mind it, just don't like the fact that every single beach is like that. Terrible for the locals too as that is actually loads of money for the average albanian which means they can't go to their own beaches

@jacopomontechristo7572

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@@JumpingPlaces The average salary in Albania is 250 euros per month. A big percentage of the population can barely afford food let alone pay 1500 lek for 2 sunbeds. Thanks to our corrupted politicians we cant even go and have a swim on the beach. If you had visited albania like 10 or 15 years ago you could find most of these beaches open to the public,even on the beach clubs the prices were much more reasonable. Nowadays prices are almost the same as in Greece or Italy or Turkey. Even albanians go for their holidays abroad now cause the service for the prices are much better. Especially the last 9 years my country is going from bad to worst,corruption,narcotrafick,organised crime. More than 600.000 have emigrated these years,most of them youth.

@invader7191

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@@jacopomontechristo7572 you fool the average salary is 600 euros not 250 and Albania is MUCH better today than it ever was in the last 100 years.

@jacopomontechristo7572

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@@invader7191 Hahaha,what ? 600 euros the average salary,wtf are talking about. Is the salary of a waiter 600 euros,is the salary of an supermarket worker 600 euros,even the salary of a police officer is not 600 euros you fool. Before commenting you have to educate yourself on how an average salary is calculated, you fool.

Dear @Mendje Lire Beach Clubs are a luxury service and as every luxury commodity they should be available for everyone who wants to pay for them. But they are not a prerequisite for having clean beaches or clean water, and available parking space or beach showers for that matter. That falls under the tasks and duties of the local authorities. Thats what the taxes are paid for by every albanian citizen. So yes its nice to have them as I myself sometimes feel like going there but as you said it´s about the extensive land grab leaving unwilling or financially unable people with poor alternatives if not without any nearby.

Great environment

This became a huge talking point in bondi Australia, all of our beaches are public with no private companies and someone wanted to open one up on bondi beach like European beaches, big big backlash

@invader7191

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Too many sharks in Australia

Those ottoman style houses you can find in Istanbul ,like fener district ...

@zjarr6279

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I looked at the photos, nothing similar at all.This architecture is limited to this part of Albania, and some parts of Greece. Look up Pelion. Nothing "Ottoman", maybe you consider white paint "architecture".

@paivitiitta1884

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@@zjarr6279 I'm not mentioning colors but architecture style . Traditional Ottoman houses in Turkey can be found in towns like Beypazari, Safranbolu, Istanbul, and Antalya.

@musaagolli

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​@@paivitiitta1884 it´s true that Gjirokaster existed before the invasion as its even mentioned in official ottoman documents. During the occupation it expanded. Unfortunately we do not have drawings of the city before that so we cant be sure the architecture of the existing houses today was entirely a local invention. To me it looks pretty much heavily ottoman influenced. On the other hand whats unique in Gjirokaster are the stone roofs and partly stone walls. I haven´t seen them in Turkey but thats not a given. On the other hand since I guess no one of us here has a PhD in ottoman and balkan architecture it would be fair to say we dont know for sure the origin of the building style in Gjirokaster.

All private beach??? Instant off from the to-go-list Love your video always 👍👍❤

Очень хорошее видео. Насыщенные краски. Отличная картинка. Прозрачная вода 🔝🔝🔝. Very very good 👍🌴🏝🥥🤌👏

Went in May last year and you get entire beaches to yourself and no sunbeds.

Very beautiful place 😍 ❤

@CalvinCooke18

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Beautiful marching powder gangs in this shithole lol

@CalvinCooke18

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Drug dealer country

Overtourism & greed ruined yet another once beautiful country, ksamil is a hell hole, blue eye is also a Disney land now millions of people and have to pay for nature lol what a world

@invader7191

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People have to make a living from tourism you jackass.

I have to say that being so close to everyone on the beach is such a turn off. Having been to beautiful beaches in Mexico and the Caribbean where we could have 100 meters of our own space, I would choose that instead. However, I really like the idea of visiting the old towns and mountain areas of Albania. We will just skip the beaches unless we come in the shoulder season.

@musaagolli

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its way too hot anyway in peak season. do not recommend torture under the scorching sun at 39/40 degrees,

Amando os videos sobre Albania, estamos indo em agosto, com certeza vou usar os links para alugar uma casa, Gostaria de saber onde voces alugaram o carro, Sucesso pra vcs

Time to go New Caledonia now.

Great place, very historical place.

I really hope the wildlife has some beach to nest, etc. 😶

What month did you visited Albania guys?

you are beautiful and good in every way, always nice to see you

The top of Beauty

I’ve always wondered why no one’s done a comprehensive history of the Byzantine church, you know for the general reader.

That sun bed situation is completely ridiculous but nonetheless Albania is beautiful.

@Helen Dudden for the same reason why your ancestors fellow countrymen immigrated in mass to America in the 1840s. try researching this chapter of your own history and you´ll get the point.... eventually.....

Amazing

Z Gjirocaster do Sarandy jakimi drogami?

oh, nice . is it real time uploading ? or recorded in the past ?

@JumpingPlaces

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this was filmed about 2 weeks ago

Maybe it's better that the nature of the water isn't ruined by humans dirtying the water. Then wreck it for the future. Thank you for the update about all the private beaches. I was thinking to visit Albania but not if it's like this. How do the locals cope?

@anidrini2405

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I guess like in any other country there is a mixed response. From the group who can afford to go on holidays there are the ones who are pissed at the current situation and are boykotting the south for other destinations outside of the country. The other part actually likes the comfort of beach bars or are so used to it by now that it doesnt bother them to have to sit on the sides or behind the sunbeds. And it´s their prerogative to decide whats enjoyable to them. People are different with different tastes just as there are people who like loud music at the beach and others who dont. Then there is that part of the society who barely keeps up and is left with no other choice but the generally rather poorly maintained municipality beaches. The rest has´nt seen the beach in years even though they sometimes live 30min away by car.

@Arrumamalae

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🇧🇷😁🇧🇷 Hi from Brazil

The food that you aet at the restaurant in the old town was traditional Turkish food.

@musaagolli

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how can you say that for sure? Culture in an empire flows both ways. And since we are on this topic a general request to all our turkish friends. Please try and restrain from cultural appropriation of everything you recongnise and like in your former colonies bc thats what we were 110years ago. The ottoman empire was a force for good only to you. For the rest your influence can be roughly summarized in the obligatory drafting of young men, building of mosques and taxes so you could flourish and build splendid royal palaces and finance the military crushing of any revolt. For almost 500years we were left in utter darkness since there was no need to invest on the outskirts of the empire. So a little bit of sensitivity in regards to the generational harm the empire caused would be appreciated.

@huacamaya119

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@@musaagolli🤯😬

@anidrini2405

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@@huacamaya119 yeahhh...... always get a version of your reaction when I get to this topic with my turkish friends. The ottoman empire was by all means no puppies and kittens for it´s occupied nations. Funny how you are still oblivious and dont confront in your educational system the dark sides that every empire has had including yours on its colonies. I guess history is written by victors and you were were one for 500years.

@huacamaya119

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@@anidrini2405 The food in a lot of that part of the world has a lot of Turkish influence because of the obvious history. That was all I wanted to mention, Period!!!! Don't need to lecture me about it. This is not the platform to get all political. There are plenty of other channels for that!! Hope you have a great day and enjoy life!!!

@musaagolli

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@@huacamaya119 as has yours an influence from the balkans.

Beautiful

great video