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The selected Pixabay photos were reviewed on 22 September 2026. Under section 4 of Pixabay’s terms, uploads before 9 January 2019 fall under CC0. Later uploads fall under the Pixabay Content License, which permits commercial use within this travel website subject to its conditions. We do not sell or redistribute the images as standalone stock photos. A licence does not guarantee clearance of every possible third-party right.

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• The Black Spring joining the Vjosa at Këlcyra, photographed in May 2014. — Albinfo via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• Turquoise sea on the Albanian coast. — Pixabay · CC0 1.0
• The Ionian coastline in southern Albania. — LediK via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License
• A river winding between forested mountains in Albania. — PiotrZakrzewski via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License
• Clock tower at Gjirokastër castle with mountains beyond. — LindaSaitos via Pixabay · CC0 1.0
• The Adriatic coastline near Durrës. — jennyfriedrichs via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License
• Gorica bridge reflected in the river in Berat. — Pixabay · CC0 1.0
• Himarë is a compact Riviera base where the waterfront and town remain close together. — Mohoga via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• Theth belongs in a mountain plan that treats weather, transfers and luggage as one chain. — peter_h via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• Skanderbeg Square is the clearest orientation point for a first walk through Tirana. — Albnext via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• Public transport becomes easier when the exact terminal and final leg are checked separately. — simmal via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• The main road may be simple; the final kilometres often determine the real journey time. — Albinfo via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• Gorica bridge and the riverside houses of Berat. — PiotrZakrzewski via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License
• Korçë’s old bazaar anchors a slower route through eastern Albania. — Shkelzen A. Rexha via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• Lake Ohrid gives eastern Albania a different rhythm from the Ionian coast. — AmbraZ via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0
• The river landscape near Përmet in southern Albania. — LediK via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License
• Byrek is everyday food rather than a single recipe: fillings and shape change by bakery and region. — RoyalHeritageAlb via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0

Checked against: Albinfo via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, Pixabay · CC0 1.0, LediK via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License, PiotrZakrzewski via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License, LindaSaitos via Pixabay · CC0 1.0, jennyfriedrichs via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License, Pixabay · CC0 1.0, Mohoga via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, peter_h via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, Albnext via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, simmal via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, Albinfo via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, PiotrZakrzewski via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License, Shkelzen A. Rexha via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, AmbraZ via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0, LediK via Pixabay · Pixabay Content License, RoyalHeritageAlb via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0

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