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Malini Angelica: Albania's Albanian Riviera Is Stunning, Historic, and Still Feels Like a Secret

Albania’s Albanian Riviera Is Stunning, Historic, and Still Feels Like a Secret

Captain Fodi steered out past the limestone cliffs of Himara and the Albanian Riviera opened up: sea caves big enough to enter by boat, an Ottoman castle built for a wife, and a winery that kept making wine in secret during communist rule. Albania is turning out to be far deeper than its coastline suggests.
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