Tips in Albania

Usually leave a tip if the service was pleasant and quality. The standard amount is 10 % above the receipt of the invoice. But do not forget that the staff make very little money, and their main income - tip.

Easter in Albania

For a long time, roughly half-a-century, celebrating a religious festivity was a pure act of rebellion in Albania. Former dictator Enver Hoxha in his attempt to create the homo-sovieticus had banned anything from Christmas to Carnivals. Any challenge to the rule and you could be drop-shipped to the gulags as priority mail.