AlbaniaQarku i VlorësRrethi i VlorësHimarëPërroi Bucit40°5’54” N 19°45’7” E 13 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A rainy day for our trip down the coast to Sarande. We had the option of the quick highway route of 2 hours or the coastal road at 3.5 hours. We took the slow one, of course.
The road has many twistsLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i VlorësButrintBregu i Triskulit39°44’47” N 20°0’20” E 15 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Another nice day in the south of Albania so we went for a drive down to the Butrint National Park, which has one of the most important archaeological sites in the country. It's history goes back toLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i VlorësSarandëPort of Saranda39°52’23” N 20°0’48” E 17 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today is our last day in Sarande before heading inland, so took advantage of the nice weather for another stroll or two along the boardwalk and sample of the food. It's been a nice, relaxing stay, bLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i VlorësMuzinë39°55’26” N 20°11’33” E
18 marzo, Albania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We checked out of our unit and headed inland, stopping first at the castle on the hill behind Sarande to get some views overlooking the city.
Our objective today was to visit The Blue Eye on the wayLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i GjirokastrësGjirokastër40°4’28” N 20°8’27” E 19 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
A rainy day in Gjokaster today, but not so heavy that we couldn't walk around the town for a while. We spent a couple hours in the castle, which was interesting. And finally, we found our motorbikeLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i GjirokastrësPërmet40°14’1” N 20°21’5” E 20 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Woke up to a beautiful day, so we were keen to continue our journey through the mountains.
After breakfast we backtracked a bit to visit Hadrianopolis, an ancient Roman city named after the dude whoLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i GjirokastrësOgdunan40°14’39” N 20°25’57” E 21 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Today we paid a visit to the thermal baths just south of Permet. The sulfer springs have a whiff of rotten eggs about them, but they are crystal clear and warm (24C). Sometime in the past, someoneLeggi altro
AlbaniaQarku i GjirokastrësIljarë40°8’29” N 20°30’10” E 22 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Today we drove to the town of Korce. It's only a 135km from Permet, but Google said it would take over 3 hours, so we knew we were in for some fun mountain driving.
There were a lot of hairpin turns,Leggi altro
AlbaniaKorçë40°37’9” N 20°46’25” E 23 marzo, Albania ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
There's not heaps of sites to visit in Korçë, but it's a fascinating place. Most of the places we've visited so far have been smaller towns and villages, Korçë is the first reasonably sized cityLeggi altro
Viaggiatore What a lovely place. Looks like spring is springing with all those blossoms
Viaggiatore All the cherry, peach and plum trees are starting to flower...so pretty. Not good for Randall's hay fever though 😏
AlbaniaQarku i KorçësPogradecPërroi i Verdovës40°54’6” N 20°40’2” E 25 marzo, Albania ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We drove north to the town of Pogradec on the southern shore of Lake Ohrid, which is a pretty good size at 20 kms long and 14 kms wide. It makes for a lovely setting with the still water andLeggi altro
Viaggiatore
Gorgeous