![]() ![]() Top to bottom on horseback, a journey on which they had the time to look behind the stereotypes of the country and see the dramatic beauty and unique traditions that lie beneath."" - Michael Palin Robin and Louella Hanbury-Tenison have travelled through it in a way I can only envy. ""Albania remains one of the most mysterious, beguiling countries in Europe. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. They discovered an ancient land, proud and fiercely independent, struggling to emerge from the darkness of repression and poverty and from the shadows of its more popular neighbours. Through soaring mountain ranges and hidden valleys dotted with Illyrian, Roman and Byzantine ruins they lived simply staying in the homes of communities untouched by the 21st century and in towns bursting with artistic creativity. Determined to discover the country behind the stereotypes and preconceptions, Robin Hanbury-Tenison and his wife Louella rode across Albania, from Thethi in the north to the border with Greece in the south.įollowing in the footsteps of Byron, Edward Lear and Edith Durham they crossed some of the most wild and arrestingly beautiful landscape in Europe. Today, very little is known of its people - beyond those who have emigrated to other countries in Europe - and its landscapes have remained virtually untravelled for centuries. It has a long, rich and troubled past, characterised by unrest and isolationism. Albania is the least-known and least developed country in Europe. ![]()
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