Spring · Vlorë
The Blue Eye
A karst spring of extraordinary clarity whose bottom has never been definitively reached.
Every county, coast and century
Guided view
New to Albania? Every page opens with a plain-language explanation you could read to a ten-year-old, before the detail begins.
Expert view
You already know the basics. Straight to the substance, with the simple explanations hidden. This is the default.
Places
The Osum and Gjipe canyons, the waterfalls of the Alps and the Blue Eye spring.
Spring · Vlorë
A karst spring of extraordinary clarity whose bottom has never been definitively reached.
Canyon · Berat
A 26 km limestone gorge up to 80 m deep, run by raft in spring and walked in late summer.
Canyon · Vlorë
A narrow limestone slot that meets the sea at Gjipe beach — the Riviera's one true canyon.
Spring · Gjirokastër
Sulphur pools beside the Ottoman Katiu bridge, at the mouth of the Lengarica canyon.
Waterfall · Shkodër
A 25–30 m fall in the Theth valley, and a declared natural monument.
Waterfall · Berat
A cold spring-fed fall and pool in the Tomorr foothills near Berat.