Tag: Zog I

• The villa of King Zog at Durres … disintegrating dreams

  This was a haunting place. Built by King Zog, short–lived king of Albania in the 30s, as a place for receptions and as a summer retreat he only enjoyed it for a year before he was deposed. Walking through the derelict rooms echoes of the interwar years whispered of cocktails, jazz, parties, intrigue and politics.…

  thegaywidower

  May 7, 2025

  The consequences of travel

  Albania, architecture, Durres, travel, Zog I