Prime Minister Edi Rama shared in the social media views of the vivid colors of autumn in this area of ​​ Malësia e Madhe, which remains one of the most favourite mountain tourism destinations in the country.

Lëpusha offers visitors a rare experience of tranquility and nature with its wild landscapes and traditional hospitality. The village is located only 21 kilometers away from Tamara and 10 kilometers from Vermoshi. It has become more accessible thanks to the improved road and the building of more guesthouses.

Being considered one of the pearls of the Albanian Alps, Lëpusha attracts domestic and foreign tourists passionate about mountain hiking, adventure and winter sports throughout the year. /k.s/j.p/p.s./

“The procedural steps are complete and Albania has been invited to submit its position on the two remaining clusters, and the joint conference with the European Commission is expected this autumn to formally open negotiations on these chapters,” Musabelliu said.

He added that Albania should be ready to maximize the benefits of EU membership. “We must prepare to take full advantage of access to a market of 450 million consumers. The alignment of our legislation with the EU’s will not be so drastic as to create obstacles for specific businesses,” he said.

Musabelliu noted that accession is mainly a matter of timing and transposing EU laws.

“This process should not intimidate Albania. Legislative alignment is achievable, especially with the strong political will on both sides. As a society, we must prepare to reap the greatest possible benefits from EU membership,” he said.

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The influx of inbound foreign tourists to Albania is pursuing an upward trend in autumn too as a total of 691,000 foreign tourists visited the country last month alone, up by 89% compared to the same period of the previous year.

A total of 8.98 million foreign tourists have visited Albania since January this year, registering an increase by 32% compared to the same period of 2022, when the country reached a record high of foreign visitors, according to the Tourism Minister Mirela Kumbaro.

Kumbaro also said that 70% to 80% of hotel capacities have been already booked.

Tourism Minister underlined that Albanian capital has also become a top tourist destination, “a sort of modern architectural laboratory, also full of youth energies, sports and cultural events.

Kumbaro added that cultural tourism, the tourism of adventure and agritourism also experienced an exponential growth this year.

The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, a regular tracker of short-term tourism trends providing updated insights into international tourism, has positioned Albania in the third spot globally and first in Europe for the influx of international visitors, up by 56%, for period spanning January to July 2023.

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Director of the Regional Directorate of National Culture of Berat Eugen Kallfani said today for ATA that, “In September and October, about 20,715 local and foreign tourists visited the castle of Berat”.

According to him, foreign tourists are mainly Polish, Russian, Czech, German, Dutch, etc.

“Compared to last year, the number of tourists has increased significantly. Every year in September-October 4500 tourists visit the castle”, – said Kallfani.

For Kallfani, the special feature of this year is the diversity of nationalities from all over the world, although so far the countries of Central and Eastern Europe dominate.

There are about 486 cultural monuments in the entire region of Berat and this has an extraordinary impact, especially in increasing the flow of cultural tourism, especially in recent years./k.s/j.p/p.s./

Director of the Administration of Protected Areas in Shkodra Agim Dardha told ATA that, “From January to the end of September, 78,600 local and foreign tourists visited this park”.

“During September, 10,460 local and foreign tourists visited this park, while 1 thousand stopped at the Visitor’s Centre set up in this park”, – said Dardha who added that the Information Centre continues to be open every day of the week.

Theth National Park continues to be the best choice these autumn days of domestic and foreign tourists. The main spots that tourists visit in Theth are the Natural Monument such as the Blue Eye, the Ndërlysa baths, Grunas Waterfall, Grunas Canyon, Theth-Valbona Trail, Arab Cave, Namuna Mountains Trail, etc./k.s/j.p/p.s./

The Administration of Protected Areas in Shkodra said that there have been 1800 local and foreign tourists who have visited Theth this week.

“And while it’s the middle of September, Thethi National Park continues to be one of the most visited places in Albania. Last weekend alone, more than 1,800 foreign and domestic tourists visited the village. The Theth Information Center continues to be open every day, while Theth National Park continues to be the best choice for a fantastic autumn weekend “, reads the announcement.

Besides the amazing nature, there are century-old towers built on stone.

Thethi is a village in the administrative unit of Shale in Shkodra region and is the center of Thethi National Park.

The unique beauties of this mountain village in the heart of the Albanian Alps make Theth an important place in Albanian nature and tourism in all seasons, but in autumn it is quite special./a.a/p.s./