An aerial view of Gjirokastra town in southern Albania, a Unesco World Heritage Site. — Photos: HEKTOR PUSTINA/AP
Seeing city streets in 2019 flooded by tourists enjoying its beauty was a dream come true for residents of Gjirokastra, a city in southern Albania recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site for its Ottoman-period architecture.
It ended precipitously when the world locked down.
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