Travel Advice and Warnings

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is currently advising against all travel to the northeast border areas (the districts of Kukes, Has and Tropoje) between Albania and Kosovo due to the very poor condition of the roads and the risk of unexploded ordnance placed during the 1999 Kosovo crisis.

Although public security is generally good, particularly in Tirana, crime and violence still represent a serious problem in some areas. Gun ownership is widespread.