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Northern mountain landscapes contrast with Adriatic and Ionian shores. Berat and Butrint offer different perspectives on heritage, while vegetable dishes, dairy products and seafood reflect the country’s varied agricultural and coastal regions. Berat’s hillside houses express an urban history shaped by Ottoman heritage, whereas Butrint’s ruins reveal much earlier settlement and cultural exchanges. In the north, villages in the Albanian Alps offer a different perspective on rural traditions and relationships with mountain landscapes. Music, family celebrations and crafts keep these local identities alive. Byrek, a pastry filled with ingredients such as vegetables or cheese, has a place in everyday meals. Tavë kosi combines lamb and yoghurt in an oven-baked preparation. Olives, dairy foods and fish show how ingredients change between agricultural plains, uplands and coastal communities. Albanian tables bring hospitality and home cooking into contact with Balkan and Mediterranean influences, with recipes interpreted differently by families, mountain villages and coastal regions.