Albania was once a socialist backwater with just 1,265 cars in the whole country. And though living standards have improved ...

During the height of communist rule, the infamously paranoid and isolationist Hoxha closed off Albania’s borders, shot those who tried to leave, and built enough bunkers to house every family in ...

At its core is a central circular "agora," a multifunctional space inspired by Greco-Roman theaters and topped with a concrete dome referencing Albania's iconic bunkers. The agora serves as a ...

During the Cold War, Albanian leader Enver Hoxha scattered a colony of 175,000 concrete bunkers across the country. This is ...

Albania was the first country to open to tourists ... creating a striking contrast against Tirana’s Soviet-era remnants and historic bunkers. The city may not be as polished as other European ...

We had the incredible op­portunity recently to visit a country that many people have not even thought of as a tourist ...

Maria Margaronis explores the debris of Albania's past —the prisons, concrete bunkers and secret police headquarters - as the country attempts to deal with its troubled history.

How the US freeze of federal health agency communications could impact EU cooperation ...

Colonel Muro Neto was the man Hoxha charged with constructing the bunkers throughout the country which ostensibly protected Albania from its enemies both without and within. He became known as ...