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Saranda vs Ksamil: stay in Saranda for nightlife and $30 rooms, pick Ksamil for turquoise coves, or split the trip — the $1.80 bus links...

Things to do in Saranda: Butrint's UNESCO ruins, Ksamil's beaches, the Blue Eye, and Lekursi sunsets. Costs, ferries to Corfu, and what to skip.

Albanian Riviera, ranked: skip Ksamil's sunbed scams, base in Himarë, go in June or September. 10 towns, real prices, and what's changing fast.

Mount Dajti Express is Tirana's best $17 cable car ride — current prices, hours, the strict Tuesday closure, and what's actually open at the top.

Kruja day trip from Tirana: 200-lek furgon each way, free castle, the reopened Ethnographic Museum, and four myths most guides still repeat.

Where to stay in Tirana: Blloku for first-timers, Komuna e Parisit for families, 21 Dhjetori for budget. 5 areas with walk times and USD prices.

Things to do in Tirana: 9 picks from Cold War bunkers to the Balkans' longest cable car, with real prices and the one museum to...