ALBANIA: Tirana

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania, 

It is in the centre of the country and is in a really pretty location, surrounded by mountains, hills, and overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance.

After WWII it was a communist country and ruled by a dictator, Enver Hoxha, from 1946 to 1985. 

It can easily be said that under his rule the country went backwards instead of forwards. 

The country is now a Republic and it would appear that there is a building boom of new high rises with interesting architecture contrasted with the old communist buildings.