Sazan Island, Albania is a mystery island full of tunnels

ALBANIA plans to debut what it hopes will become a new selfie spot for tourists: Sazan Island, a former military base that still has bunkers and tunnels designed to withstand nuclear attack.

“What once was an isolated, unreached spot, a mystery to almost all Albanians but a few then-communist leaders, may now turn into an attractive place, especially for foreign tourists,” says Auron Tare of Albania’s National Coastal Agency.

Sazan Island is still technically a military base, but only two sailors remain, offering night shelter to navies patrolling Albanian waters.

“It’s a mysterious island, part of the old communist Albania’s mystery,” says Celine Damery of France’s Conservatoire du Littoral, which conserves coastal areas.