Ploshtan & Korab

We spent three nights at The Golden Goat in Ploshtan, a guesthouse where you can cuddle and hike with goats as much as you want. Obviously, we couldn’t resist🐐! Only about 12 families live in Ploshtan, so this was also the perfect way to experience the traditional Albanian village life 👩🏼‍🌾.

We started with a dayhike in the mountains, accompanied by 7 adult goats who clearly knew the trails better than us. As they were continuing on a multi-day hike, we circled back on our own. The next day we took a chill day to recover and to play with the 3 baby goats who stayed behind (a very energetic 5-year-old in the guesthouse made chilling slightly impossible though).

After spotting Mount Korab (Albania’s highest peak at 2,764 m) on our goat hike, we knew we had to climb it. This time sadly without goats, but with solitude, stunning views, and a peek into Macedonia 🇲🇰.

Big thanks to Marjan for the tip 🙏🏼!Read more