“Broken April” by Ismail Kadare
"Broken April" by Ismail Kadare is one of the most beautiful and interesting titles of Albanian literature, able to make you fully discover the Kanun, the legendary local code of…
Progetto Kitab: La nave di Teseo
Seconda puntata del “Progetto Kitab” con le case editrici La Nave di Teseo e Baldini+Castoldi che hanno presenti nel loro catalogo ben 56 libri affini al nostro progetto Sommario Al…
Šarplaninac, the Albanian descendant of the Molossian of Epirus
The Šarplaninac is the breed most closely related to the ancient Molosser of Epirus, one of the most celebrated dogs in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome Šarplaninac, the evolution of…
Tyre
Ali Sami Yen, Albania and Galatasaray
The origins of the founder of the most successful club in Turkey. Son of one of the greatest Albanian patriots, Ali Sami Yen was one of the last symbols of…
An example of a vampire watermelon
Watermelons and vampire pumpkins from the Balkans
Ever heard of watermelons and vampire pumpkins? They are a particular popular belief documented by Tatomir Vukanovic in Kosovo in the mid-1900s; a treasure to be rediscovered. Pumpkins and vampire…
5 peoples to discover this summer
We were very undecided on how to do the part dedicated to "Retrobottega", we could talk about art, places and cuisine. In the end, however, we decided for the true…
