Nestled between northern Greece and the azure waters of Italy, Albania should be a tourist mecca. With a fascinating history, natural beauty, to-die-for Mediterranean cuisine, and a bundle of eccentricity, Shqipëri, as Albania is known in its native tongue, is Europe's unpolished diamond Where to go: Berat. The city of Berat is located at the river Osum in the middle of the country Albanian Riviera Apollonia Durres Gjirokastra Kruja Tirana. Shkodra.