THETH, Albania — The Accursed Mountains tower high above the Shala Valley, snow clinging to their summits even in the summer. Their jagged peaks hide one of Europe's most remote areas, where tribal ...

THETH, ALBANIA — The “Accursed Mountains” tower high above the Shala Valley, snow clinging to their summits even in the summer. Their jagged peaks hide one of Europe’s most remote areas, where tribal ...

“Hey mate!” a cyclist called to us in an Australian accent as he pedaled by on the rocky dirt road that serves as the main street of the village of Theth deep in Albania’s Dinaric Alps. Along with my ...

I recently returned from traveling across Albania and it quickly became of of my favorite countries. Enjoy this travel guide ...

THETH, Albania (Reuters Life!) - A century ago, a famed British travel writer fell in love with the rugged villages of traditional stone houses in northern Albania, a region she praised for its ...

It shares a border with Greece, is a convenient boat ride away across the Adriatic Sea from Italy and not much of a drive from Dubrovnik in southern Croatia. Yet, Albania is a bit of a dark horse when ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. It comes as it is revealed Mr Twiss is the third hiker to vanish in the region in just two months, despite ...

I’m hiking along the Ropojana Valley, in Prokletije – the so-called ‘Accursed Mountains’ which make up the rugged borderlands of Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo. It’s an evocative name, but one which ...