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Banjat e Benjës with river Lengarica and Ura e Kadiut, Bënjë Thermal Springs, Albania
malenki · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Spring · Gjirokastër County

Bënjë Thermal Springs

Sulphur pools beside the Ottoman Katiu bridge, at the mouth of the Lengarica canyon.

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Warm sulphurous springs
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The Ottoman-era Katiu bridge
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Lengarica canyon

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Bënjë has warm sulphur pools next to an old stone bridge, where the Lengarica river comes out of a narrow canyon. People bathe in the pools all year.

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Bënjë has warm sulphur pools next to an old stone bridge, where the Lengarica river comes out of a narrow canyon. People bathe in the pools all year.

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Banjat e Benjës with river Lengariça and bathers at the big basin
Banjat e Benjës with river Lengarica malenki · CC BY 3.0
Banjat e Bënjës
Hot spring at Ura e Kadiut bridge, Benje, Albania Christoph Strässler · CC BY-SA 2.0

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River · Gjirokastër

The Vjosa

One of the last large free-flowing rivers in Europe, declared a Wild River National Park in March 2023.

Town · Gjirokastër

Këlcyrë

A town at the mouth of the Këlcyrë gorge on the Vjosa.

Town · Gjirokastër

Përmet

A small Vjosa-side town known for its fruit preserves, thermal baths and polyphonic singing.

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