Bunkers in Albania

While the threat of a nuclear war has traditionally been a driver for the sale of bunkers, they were not the only reason people bought bunkers

In the mountainous region of Martanesh, north-east of the Albanian capital Tirana, dozens of abandoned Communist-era bunkers are being used by shepherds as summer huts for their sheep.

Shepherds who come from the Tirana and Elbasan areas have built sheepfolds around the bunkers to ensure a safe haven for their flocks, enabling them to graze in Martanesh's lush pastures.

Former communist Albania's most secretive military base, the strategic Sazan island on the Adriatic Sea, has opened its derelict bunkers and tunnels, hoping to turn it into a top tourist draw.
 

The bunker, which is located on the outskirts of Tirana, was opened for the first time to the public on Saturday, complete with memorabilia from Albania's former Stalinist dictator Enver Hoxha.   

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The massive, top secret Cold War nuclear bunker of former Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha was opened to the public on Saturday, decades after it was built by the paranoid communist regime fearing an attack by the West that never came.