2 Hidden Destinations in Europe

Albania

Destinations

The Bunkers of Albania

Albania · Nationwide

Dotting the landscape like concrete mushrooms, Albania's estimated 750,000 bunkers are the chilling, surreal legacy of a paranoid dictator.

Built between the 1960s and 1980s under communist leader Enver Hoxha, these bizarre fortifications were designed to withstand a foreign inva...

Gjiri i Gramës (Bay of Grama)

Albania · Vlorë County, Karaburun Peninsula

Accessible only by boat or a challenging multi-day hike, this remote Albanian bay holds a millennia-old 'guestbook' etched into its sheer cliffs by countless ancient mariners.

Hundreds of inscriptions, some dating back to the 4th century BC, adorn the rocks of Gjiri i Gramës, left by sailors seeking refuge from sto...