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Where a choice comes up often enough, the Atlas writes it out properly — with judgement, not just numbers.

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Albania vs Greece for a Summer Trip

Neighbouring Ionian coasts with very different levels of development, price and predictability.

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Albania vs Montenegro

Two small Adriatic neighbours: one bigger, cheaper and rougher, one smaller, pricier and more polished.

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Albania vs Portugal for Retirement

A cost comparison that flatters Albania, and a healthcare and residency comparison that does not.

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Berat vs Gjirokastër

Both are UNESCO-listed Ottoman towns and they look nothing like each other.

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Korçë vs Pogradec

The highland city and the lake town, 40 km apart in Albania's south-east.

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Ksamil vs Himarë

The clearest water in Albania against the most liveable town on the Riviera.

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Northern vs Southern Albania

Mountains and a short season against coast, archaeology and a long one.

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Sarandë vs Vlorë

Two coastal cities 120 km apart that solve different problems: Sarandë is the base for the far south, Vlorë is a…

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Shkodër vs Tirana

The old cultural capital of the north against the actual capital.

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The Riviera vs the Durrës Coast

Clear pebble coves four hours from the airport, or shallow sand twenty-five minutes from it.

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Theth vs Valbonë

The two ends of the same walk, and two quite different valleys.

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Tirana vs Durrës

The capital and the port, 35 km apart, increasingly one commuter region.