French Reporting: Albania, hiding paradise (Video)

French television “Tv France” has dedicated Albania and its natural beauty to a detailed coverage. The “is still an unknown tourist location -- a secret paradise in front of Italy, stuck between Greece and Montenegro” -- begins the description for Albania. With crystal waters, mountain landscapes, nature preserved apart for [...]
The “is still an unknown country for tourists -- a secret paradise in front of Italy, stuck between Greece and Montenegro” -- begins the description for Albania.
With crystal water, mountain landscapes, long preserved nature cut off from the world by a communist savage dictatorship, Albania is drawing more and more tourists because of the free prices. Far from mass tourism and luxurious villas, dive to “The Balkan Perla”, French coverage invites tourists.
Two French tourists show they spent a week vacation in southern Albania on accommodation, air transport and food, about 500 euros per person.
Tourists do not deny that before leaving for Albania, they had been warned to take care of security in Albania, but quite otherwise they experienced during their stay here.
Following Albania's detailed description of the south, the focus moves to the city of Berat, the world heritage, where churches face mosques.
Tourists in this area enjoy the traditional cooking of Berat, pastries and local wine, which cost no more than 20 euros per person.
In just a few years, French coverage concluded, the number of tourists from France has increased significantly -- from 5 thousand to 35 thousand -- according to specialists with some minor changes in road and tourist infrastructure -- Albania has all the opportunities to turn into Croatia, or tomorrow's Montenegro.
Report was followed by 8 million French viewers. ch












