Albania
Inside Albanian Bektashi Tekkes: A Guide to Mystical Shrines
Tucked into a forested hillside above Tirana, or perched on a rocky outcrop in the Albanian Riviera hinterland, you will find buildings unlike anything else in the Balkans. Draped in green banners, adorned with calligraphy, deer antlers, and the symbolic twelve-pointed star of the Imams, these are the tekkes of