In Albania, the economic boom has a coastline. Over the past few years, hotels, beach clubs and apartment blocks have appeared along the Adriatic and Ionian shores, turning fishing towns toward construction and tourism. Growth is fast and uneven: luxury resorts stand beside modest homes and worn public beaches, and imported aesthetics replace familiar spaces while social costs stay unclear. Albania is not collapsing under the weight of growth, it is standing tall, but fast. The question is how long it can keep this pace, and what will remain when the summer ends.
