Albania at 1:150, 000 on a very large, indexed, double-sided road map from Freytag & Berndt prominently highlighting publishers’ recommendations of 10 best sights, each described in the accompanying booklet. The map divides north/south with Tirana included on both sides. The country’s topography is vividly presented by relief shading, with spot heights & names of mountain ranges, etc. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network

Includes:: small local roads, most shown with driving distances. Scenic routes are highlighted. Railway lines are shown with stations & regional airports are marked. The map also shows internal administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest including campsites. The publishers’ recommendations of the country’s 10 best sights are prominently highlighted & have multilingual descriptions provided in the index booklet attached to the map cover. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn on the map at 10’ intervals. Map legend & the descriptions include English.

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Albania at 1:210, 000 on an indexed, double-sided map from ITMB with street plans of Tirana, Gjirokaster, Berat, Vlore, Durres, Shkoder & Korce. The map divides the country north/south, with a good overlap between the sides, & presents its topography by altitude colouring, with names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network

Includes:: selected tracks & seasonal roads, shows locations of border crossings & gives distances on main routes. Railway lines are included & the map also shows internal administrative boundaries & names of the provinces. Symbols mark various places of interest. Each side has a separate index. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 30’. Seven insets provide street plans of the country’s main towns, indicating principal traffic arteries, naming main & selected smaller streets, & highlighting selected tourist accommodation & various places of interest.

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Northern Albania at 1:200, 000 in a series of three indexed, GPS compatible touring maps from the Tirana-based cartographic publishers Vektor with a vivid presentation of the country’s topography through contours & bold altitude colouring, plus locations of campsites, beaches & other places of interest. Coverage extends south to Laç & Peshkopi. Road network is graded into six types, from motorways to minor dirt roads, & indicates border crossings plus driving distances on many local routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show internal administrative divisions & administrative status of towns. Topography is presented by altitude colouring & contour lines, with spot heights & plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals. The index is next to the map. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders. For the other two titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

Albania at 1:220, 000on an indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map with topographic & tourist information. The map, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. The map divides the country north/south with a generous overlap between the sides. Road & rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which presents topography by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights, mountain passes & names of mountain ranges. The map also indicates boundaries of national parks & other protected areas. Road network

Includes:: local roads & tracks, indicates scenic routes & gives driving distances on main & some secondary roads. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Symbols highlight various places of interest, including campsites, UNESCO world heritage sites, archaeological remains, castles & churches, museums, viewpoints, beaches, etc. The map has latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 10’ & a UTM grid, plus an extensive index of localities. Map legend

Includes:: English. ” World Mapping Project” is an extensive series of maps at varying scales, aiming to provide coverage of countries & regions worldwide using clear, well presented cartography with both topographic & tourist information.



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Southern Albania at 1:200, 000 in a series of three indexed, GPS compatible touring maps from the Tirana-based cartographic publishers Vektor with a vivid presentation of the country’s topography through contours & bold altitude colouring, plus locations of campsites, beaches & other places of interest. Coverage starts just north of Vlorë on the coast & from Korçë in the east. Road network is graded into six types, from motorways to minor dirt roads, & indicates border crossings plus driving distances on many local routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show internal administrative divisions & administrative status of towns. Topography is presented by altitude colouring & contour lines, with spot heights & plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals. The index is next to the map. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders. For the other two titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

This work analyzes the events leading to the overthrow of the one-party state in Albania, the end of communism & the transistion to democracy. It is divided into historical sections which trace the disintegration of the communist system, culminating in the ” Winter of Anarchy” of 1990-91 & the fortunes of the National Unity & Democratic Party governments after 1991. It also analyzes the cultural & social impact of these changes & explores the emerging crises facing the Albanian peoples in neighbouring Kosova & Macedonia. Special attention is paid to the problems of the significant Greek minority, the crucial question of religion, the military & national security & Albania`s foreign relations. The book is based on interviews, research in Albania`s newly opened archives & the author`s personal participation in the events they describe. ...

Albania’s popular recreational areas on GPS compatible contoured maps at 1:50, 000 from Huber Verlag showing hiking & cycling routes, climbing sites, tourist accommodation, with detailed descriptions of recommended tours. The maps, prepared in cooperation with the Albanian Alps Associations & the National Society for Mountainous Studies, have contours at 50m intervals, with spot heights, graphic relief for exposed rocky areas & colouring showing woodlands. Recommended hiking & cycling routes are prominently marked & cross-referenced to descriptions on the reverse side. Interesting towns & villages are highlighted & symbols indicate hotels & other tourist accommodation, sites for climbing and/or kayaking, museums, archaeological remains, medical facilities, etc. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid. On the reverse are detailed descriptions of the recommended hiking & cycling trails accompanied in some titles by route profiles. Map legend & all the text include English. ...

Albania on three indexed, GPS compatible touring maps at 1:200, 000 from the Tirana-based cartographic publishers Vektor with a vivid presentation of the country’s topography through contours & bold altitude colouring, plus locations of campsites, beaches & other places of interest. Road network is graded into six types, from motorways to minor dirt roads, & indicates border crossings plus driving distances on many local routes. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show internal administrative divisions & administrative status of towns. Topography is presented by altitude colouring & contour lines, with spot heights & plenty of names of mountain ranges, peaks, etc. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ intervals. The index is next to the map. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders.

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Albania’s administrative prefectures on handy size, waterproof & tear-resistant road maps from the Tirana-based publishers Vektor at scales between 1:50, 000 & 1:150, 000; contoured, GPS compatible, with campsites, beaches & places of interest, etc. Landscape is presented by altitude colouring & contours lines at 100m intervals, with spot heights & a few more names of topographic features than found on Vektor’s 200K road maps of the country. National parks & nature reserves are prominently highlighted. The prefecture maps appear to show the same small local dirt roads as in the 200K series, but given the increase in scale do so with greater clarity & also provide more detailed GPS coordinates (latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 5’ intervals), useful when travelling across the more remote parts of the country. Railway lines are included & local airports are marked. Symbols highlight campsites, beaches, archaeological & historical sites, caves, etc. The maps also show subdivisions of prefectures & names of the communes, & indicate administrative status of towns. Map legend

Includes:: English. Please note: border crossings are prominently marked but beyond topographic colouring no road or other information is provided outside the country’s borders.

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Albanian Alps at 1:100, 000 with eight hiking tours, published by Huber Velag in cooperation with UNESCO & the National Association of Mountain Studies, with additional maps showing geology, vegetation, etc. The main map has satellite imagery as its base, with very effective relief shading enhanced by many spot heights & peak names. The map shows the region ...