Albania food and wine holiday

Description of Albania food and wine holiday

Enjoy a lesser-known take on the Mediterranean diet on this Albania food and wine holiday. Albania is the home of wineries, raki makers, and plenty of followers of the Slow Food movement, who are devoted to farm-to-table cooking.

You’ll spend lunches and evenings sampling traditional dishes cooked and served in homely terracotta dishes. To work up your appetite, there’s also wine tasting, learning how to make raki, and a tour of the country’s oldest brewery.

The cities of Tirana, Shkodra and Lezha make interesting stops on your trip, and there’s time for sightseeing in their centres. You’ll find yourself following in the footsteps of Albania’s national hero, Skanderbeg – his square is right at the centre of Tirana, whilst his memorial and castle are in Lezha. In Shkodra, considered the capital of northern Albania, you can explore the castle and mosque.

Nature is never far away. On this trip you’ll drive along part of the Albanian Riviera, its rugged coastline looking out on the Adriatic and Ionian seas. You’ll be able to visit the blue eye karst spring, one of Albania’s most famous sites. It’s a beautiful natural spring that you can visit on the way to the historic town of Gjirokastra. There’s no swimming here – but you can cool off at Prekal, where there’s a river that winds through a beautiful canyon.

All along this trip’s route, you’ll be supporting local people by staying in family-run farms and hotels, and eating at local restaurants. There’s plenty of chances to buy home-made souvenirs – mountain tea, olive oil, and jams made from wild-growing fruits – all of which help you support local businesses, too.
You’ll come home from this trip laden with supplies, recipes and culinary inspiration.

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