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Maja e Çikës, Albania
Christoph Strässler · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mountain · Vlorë County

Maja e Çikës

The 2,045 m high point of the Ceraunian ridge, directly above the Riviera coast.

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Elevation
About 2,045 m
Range
Ceraunian Mountains

In plain language

Çika is the highest peak of the mountains along the Riviera. From the top you can see both the coast below and far inland.

Simple explanation

Çika is the highest peak of the mountains along the Riviera. From the top you can see both the coast below and far inland.

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Qefali Cape (Kepi i Qefalit), West of Sarandë, Albania, with its lighthouse – in the background Maja e Çikës and Llogara Pass, some boats off the cape
Kepi i Qefalit Albinfo · CC BY 4.0
LlogaraPass Maja e Çikës
LlogaraPass Maja e Çikës Joergsam · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Protected area · Vlorë

Llogara National Park

A pine-forested pass at 1,027 m where the road drops from mountain forest to the Ionian in a few kilometres.

Beach · Vlorë

Palasë Beach

The first Riviera beach south of the Llogara pass, below the road's most dramatic descent.

Village · Vlorë

Dhërmi

An old white village on the slope above one of the Riviera's longest pebble beaches.

Related subjects

Mountain range · Vlorë

Ceraunian Mountains

The coastal ridge that makes the Riviera: 2,000 m peaks rising directly out of the Ionian.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Çika — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
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