Dorpen

Dorp · Shkodër

Theth

A glacial valley village in the Albanian Alps: a lock-in tower, a waterfall, and one end of the country's best-known trek.

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Dorp · Kukës

Valbonë

A wide white riverbed under 2,500 m peaks; the eastern end of the Theth trek.

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Dorp · Vlorë

Dhërmi

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

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Dorp · Korçë

Voskopojë

In the 18th century one of the largest towns in the Balkans; today a village of frescoed churches.

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Dorp · Vlorë

Qeparo

A half-abandoned upper village of stone houses above a quiet shingle bay.

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Dorp · Vlorë

Vuno

A steep stone village between Dhërmi and Himarë, above Jal and Gjipe.

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Dorp · Korçë

Dardhë

A stone village at 1,340 m in the Morava mountains, one of Albania's small ski destinations.

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Dorp · Korçë

Lin

A peninsula village on Lake Ohrid with a 6th-century basilica floor mosaic and a prehistoric pile settlement.

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Dorp · Shkodër

Velipojë

A wide, shallow sand beach at the Buna river mouth, with a protected lagoon reserve.

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Dorp · Tiranë

Golem

The busiest stretch of the central sandy coast, immediately south of Durrës.

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