TIRANA, June 10 /ATA/ – Carnival bands from all over Albania and foreign bands paraded last weekend in Korça to celebrate the twelfth edition of the international carnival festival in the south-eastern Albania city nicknamed “The small Paris of Albania” and the “City of serenades.”
The parade of carnival bands also marked the opening of the tourist season in the city known for its rich cultural heritage and mountain tourism.
Korça has an early tradition of Carnival festival and this tradition has turned into one of most sensational festivals in the city.
The participating bands were dressed with colourful costumes that portrayed fairy-tale, mythical and real-life, movie and theatre characters in a fantastic atmosphere that drew the attention of local and foreign tourists alike.
Some 27 carnival bands composed mainly of young people marched along the streets of the south-eastern city and this edition features also masked ball and traditional Korça serenades.
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