Honest, up-to-date guides to visiting and living in Albania — written by someone who actually lives here.
Why this site exists
When I moved to Albania in early 2022, I found myself trawling through dozens of half-abandoned blogs, outdated forum threads and recycled “top 10” lists to answer the most basic questions — how does the residence permit actually work? what does a month of rent really cost? can I drive that road in October? Most of it was either out of date, copy-pasted from somewhere else, or written by people who had spent a week in Tirana five years ago.
Info-Albania is the resource I wish I’d had: clear, current, honest guides to a country that’s changing fast, written from a desk in Durrës rather than from a stock-photo library. We cover both visiting Albania and moving there, with the same standards for both.
Who runs the site
The site is written and edited by Valera Bunchuk — an SEO and digital-marketing specialist with 7+ years in the field, who moved to Albania in early 2022 and lives in Durrës. He has personally hiked Valbona–Theth, driven the Tirana–Saranda route, rented in multiple Albanian cities, and is researching property purchase — so the guides here are built on first-hand experience, not desk research alone.
What we cover
Info-Albania is organised into four content hubs, each with a complete pillar guide and detailed supporting articles:
- Albania Travel Guide — the big-picture overview for first-time visitors.
- Destinations — in-depth guides to the cities, towns and natural sights worth your time.
- Itineraries — ready-made routes for 7, 10 and 14 days, by region and by travel style.
- Living in Albania — for people considering a move: cost of living, residence permits, the digital nomad route, property, taxes and more.
If a topic isn’t covered yet, we’d rather wait than guess. Contact us if you think there’s an obvious gap.
How we write our guides
Travel and relocation advice only helps if it’s correct. Our editorial standards:
- First-hand experience first. Where possible, we write from places we’ve actually been and processes we’ve actually done. When we rely on external sources, we say so.
- Official sources for facts that matter. Visa rules, tax thresholds, ferry schedules and similar details are checked against Albanian government portals (such as e-Albania), official tourism sources, and the operators themselves.
- Updated at least once a year. Every article carries a “last reviewed” date and is revisited annually — and immediately whenever a meaningful rule, price or schedule changes.
- No pay-for-play. We don’t accept payment, gifts or hospitality in exchange for positive coverage, and we never will.
- Honest about what we don’t know. For legal, tax, medical and financial questions we explain the framework and point you to qualified professionals. Info-Albania is not a substitute for a lawyer, accountant or doctor.
If you spot something out of date or wrong, please let us know — corrections are welcomed.
Disclosure & monetisation
At the time of writing, the site is not monetised: no ads, no affiliate links, no sponsored content, no paid placements. If that ever changes — for example, if we add affiliate links to relevant services or partner with reputable property and relocation providers — we will say so clearly, both on this page and on the articles affected. Trust is the only thing that makes a site like this useful, and we don’t intend to compromise it.
Get in touch
For comments, corrections, collaborations or just a hello: hello@info-albania.com, or use the contact page.