About the project

The Integrated Urban and Tourism Development Project marks an important step for citizens, combining the urban reality of the country with the tourism sector in the Albanian economy.

Financed by the World Bank and the Albanian Government, this project that reaches a financing of , 63.8 milion euro, aims to:

i. përmirësimin e infrastrukturës urbane
ii. rritjen e vlerës së aseteve turistike
iii. forcimin e kapaciteteve institucionale për mbështetjen e zhvillimeve
related to tourism

The project activities will take place in the cities/towns of Berat, Gjirokastra, Permet and Saranda, but some of them will take place in other tourism destinations which will fulfill the Southern Albania itinerary.

The project is classified as category B according to World Bank guidelines, which means that interventions in its framework should not have permanent negative environmental and social impacts. Works will mostly consist in rehabilitation of existing structures.