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    The drive up, very narrow roads and some extremely erratic drivers
    1There PassView down to Theth valley2View from our bedroom window at the Alpet hotel2On the way to Grunas WaterfallThe water colour!Rustic scenes on the way to the waterfallGrunas (aka Thethi's) Waterfall. Quite a steep rocky scramble for the last few 100s of mts6Dinner at AlpetAlpet dining roomThe start of the hike to Theth Blue EyeArriving at a beautiful area close to the Blue EyeThe Blue Eye15Cafe on the track near Blue Eye

    Theth

    Jun 18–19 in Albania ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    We caught the bus out to the airport to pick up our hire car. We are going on an eleven day road trip.
    Our first stop is Theth, a picturesque spot in the Accursed Mountains (Albanian Alps). If you say Theth too many times in a conversation you thtart to lithp.
    Theth ith only 155km from the airport but takes at least 3.5 hours. The last 50km is a very narrow winding mountain road. The mountain scenery is amazing.
    After checking in to our hotel we walked to the Grunas Waterfall.
    Dinner outside (grilled chicken, whole trout) was very nice with a beautiful view of the mountains.
    The next morning we did the hike out to the Blue Eye before driving to Koman with a small detour to see the Mesi Bridge, an Ottoman-era stone bridge.    Read more