Jeffrey and Kristin Lee on the Road

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Agrotourism, Albania (February 2026)

On the way back to Tirana from visiting North Macedonia and Montenegro, we made a stop at a farm for lunch. It was part of Albania's agrotourism. The farm was professionally run by a family and many staff. It had not only a restaurant, but also several farm houses raising animals and birds, and a gift shop selling their own products. It was quite impressive. The food was excellent!

The gift shop was selling jams, honeys, cheeses, alcoholic beverages, and souvenirs.

They were raising goats, geese, pigs, and cows.

The agrotourism has been popular in Italy, and it seems that this popular tourism is spreading to other nations as well. We enjoyed our time at this farm and its agrotourism. - Jeffrey

Berat, Albania (February 2026)

After we visited Apollonia Archaeological Park, we arrived at Berat. It was a pleasant surprise. We did not know what to expect from this city, but the architecture was quite unique and the snow-capped mountain in the backdrop was almost mysterious. I found the city very charming and beautiful.

The night we arrived, we had dinner at a local winery, called Pupa. Again, the winery was very clean, well organized, and the food they served was superb. We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Pupa Winery.

The hotel we stayed looked like a big house with a beautiful architecture. Most of the houses and hotels looked like this. How impressive!

We climbed up to Berat Castle on the cliff. From down in the city, the castle looked rather small. But, when we went up there, there was a whole village with many houses and a church as well. Its size was also a surprise.

Even the town was so clean and well organized, we found it quite enjoyable to walk around the town. The houses on the hill towards the castle were of unique architecture. We took a lot of photos. The river flowing through the city was also beautiful with the snow-capped mountain in the background.