AlbâniaQarku i VlorësRrethi i VlorësHimarëPërroi Bucit40°5’54” N 19°45’7” E 13 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☁️ 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 twistsLeia mais
AlbâniaQarku i VlorësButrintBregu i Triskulit39°44’47” N 20°0’20” E 15 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☀️ 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 toLeia mais
AlbâniaQarku i VlorësSarandëPort of Saranda39°52’23” N 20°0’48” E 17 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☁️ 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, bLeia mais
AlbâniaQarku i VlorësMuzinë39°55’26” N 20°11’33” E
18 de março, Albânia ⋅ ⛅ 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 wayLeia mais
AlbâniaQarku i GjirokastrësGjirokastër40°4’28” N 20°8’27” E AlbâniaQarku i GjirokastrësPërmet40°14’1” N 20°21’5” E 20 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☀️ 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 whoLeia mais
AlbâniaQarku i GjirokastrësOgdunan40°14’39” N 20°25’57” E 21 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☀️ 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, someoneLeia mais
AlbâniaQarku i GjirokastrësIljarë40°8’29” N 20°30’10” E 22 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☁️ 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,Leia mais
AlbâniaKorçë40°37’9” N 20°46’25” E 23 de março, Albânia ⋅ ☀️ 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 cityLeia mais
Viajante What a lovely place. Looks like spring is springing with all those blossoms
AlbâniaQarku i KorçësPogradecPërroi i Verdovës40°54’6” N 20°40’2” E
Viajante
Gorgeous