16 reasons to love Tirana and its people

- It is the center of cultural life of all Albanians in the region (including those in Kosovo, Macedonia Montenegro etc).
- The liveliest city with a high number of young people (nightlife)
- The place of best restaurants, fine dining and agritourism and all kind of cuisine
- The center of Albanian art, of best museums, and galleries etc
- The place with perfect climate for any tourists, 300 sunny days, some rain, rarely snow (you can visit it in every season)
- The city with the mountain and the sea in the same distance
- The city with the highest number of people speaking foreign languages
- The city of huge contrasts, mixed architecture
- The city where the traces of communism past are still so evident
- The best place for shopping for everyone
- The city where you can do outdoor activities, hiking, climbing, exploring nature
- The city is friendly for bike lovers
- The city where you can find the biggest Churches and Mosques and Tekkes (religious tolerance)
- The city with biggest pedestrian square in Balkans (Skanderbeg Square)
- The city with the highest number of coffee bar per population
- The city with very hospitable and friendly people toward foreigners
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