From old towns and remarkable bridges to sacred places and natural wonders, find the stops that make your Balkan journey your own.
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Pogradec
It is the most unique bridge in the Pogradec district. It is located about 40 km from the city, over the Shkumbin River, built on the traces of the old Egnatia road, a branch of which started precisely from Golik to…
Pogradec
Driloni or Voloreka as the people of Pogradec call it, is one of the wonders that nature has created. It is located 5 km east of Pogradec, near the tourist village of Tushemisht. Driloni is a karst spring that consists…
Pogradec
The Kamje Stone is a very special natural monument classified as a Geomonument. It is composed of conglomerates and the modeling by wind and erosion has given it the shape of a "ship sailing on a green sea". It is…
Pogradec
Monument category: I – First It is located very close to the village of Llëngë, in the Upper Mokra region. The monastery consists of a complex of properties owned by it, such as the church of St. Marena, the guest…
Pogradec
Pogradec Castle, a Category I monument, is located southwest of Lake Ohrid, above the city of Pogradec, on a hill about 200 meters high, only 700 meters from the city center. Early settlement in this area dates back to…
Pogradec
The Historical Museum of Pogradec has been open since November 1964. This museum has an archaeological and historical-ethnographic character. It houses a rich collection of artifacts, which represent the history of the…
Pogradec
The Boqezë settlement belongs to the lake-dwelling (lacustrine) type. It covers an area of about 6 hectares and consisted of a very large number of wooden posts driven vertically into the ground, supporting a…
Pogradec
At the heart of Illyrian history, on the eastern side of Gradishte hill, lie the Monumental Tombs of Lower Selca – a rare archaeological treasure dating back to the 4th–3rd centuries BC. These tombs are carved into the…
Pogradec
The Paleochristian Basilica of Lin – An Ancient Treasure in the Heart of Nature On the picturesque peak of the hill of Shën Thanas, on the Lin peninsula (20 km north of Pogradec), lie the ruins of one of the most…
