“Have you visited Permet yet? You really should!” is something I have heard many times over the last five years, admittedly mainly from those who come from the city, but it was enough to stoke my interest. So, when I saw that a music, food, and culture festival, Vjosa n’Fest was set to take place […]
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Just over a year ago, I was sat in a cardiologist’s office, receiving a stern telling off. He told me that at age 34, there was no reason I should be seated in front of him and that if I didn’t change my lifestyle habits, I was headed to an early grave or at least […]
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One local beekeeper told Exit that he cautiously welcomes the news. “It is good to have some regulation in the industry, particularly if we want to sell products to a wider market. I am just worried about those who may struggle to meet the financial demands of compliance,” he explained. But another, with his hives […]
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Tucked away down a dusty road, amongst the hills of Manze and a stone’s throw from Gjiri Lalzit is Agritourism Huqi. A 25-minute drive from Tirana, this sprawling restaurant sits on the shores of an artificial lake, which is in turn surrounded by olive trees and rolling hills brimming with freshly grown produce. Huqi has […]
Continue ReadingLocated just outside of Durres, on a hill surrounded by rolling fields is the Peme e Jetes organic farm and agrotourism. The entrance is lined with fig trees and vines and as you drive down the road, you can see the farm and its many animals below you. Owned by the Bujari family, they grow […]
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If you travel around Albania, you cannot fail to miss the abundance of farmland. Rolling fields, fertile plains, and pastures home to all different kinds of crops. Driving through almost any part of the country, you are also sure to notice farmers by the side of the road selling all manner of fresh fruit and […]
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Located in the Shijak region of central Albania, around 45 minutes drive from Tirana, Agroturizem Gjepali is one of 14 certified agrotourism business in the country. Owned by the Gjepali family and built on land that has been worked by them for six generations, they bring decades, if not centuries of expertise. Prior to communism, […]
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A trip to Kosovo has long been on my agenda, after all one cannot call oneself the Balkanista and only have visited Albania and Macedonia so far. Autumn is perhaps my favourite season in this part of the world due to the abundance of rich colours that punctuate the landscape, combined with a faint smell […]
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I first visited Mrizi i Zanave when I was around six and a half months pregnant, during a small window of good health in between extended periods of bed rest. Since then, we have returned and vowed to go again and again. To me, it is like a paradise- clean country air, eagles circling overhead, […]
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After a recent visit to Macedonia to visit some of my partner’s family, I discovered a new and wonderful edible treat. Hajvar is a relish made from red peppers and it is found on any self-respecting Albanians breakfast, lunch, or dinner table. Typically made before to the winter, it is preserved in jars to eat […]
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