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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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Korçë vs Pogradec

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

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Theth vs Valbonë

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

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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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Berat vs Gjirokastër

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

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Shkodër vs Tirana

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

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Tirana vs Durrës

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