Southern Albania
A green riverside town known for raki, natural hot springs and the Vjosa river.
Permet sits on the Vjosa, one of Europe's last wild rivers. Nearby Benja thermal baths and the drive up to Leskovik make it a quiet, authentic base in the south.
Permet is best suited to hot springs, river, slow travel. Allow 1–2 days to do it justice. For the most current opening hours, ticket prices and transport details, check official sources before you travel — these change seasonally.
Hidden GemsAn elegant eastern city with a French-influenced boulevard, medieval art museum and a famous beer.
Korca is one of Albania's most cultured cities — cobblestone streets, Orthodox churches, a carnival in summer and the country's oldest brewery. It's a gateway to Lake Ohrid and Prespa.
Hidden GemsA wild, rocky cape north of Durrës with cliffs, a 15th-century church and abandoned bunkers.
Cape of Rodon is one of Albania's most rugged coastal spots — a peninsula of red cliffs, an old castle-church and Cold War bunkers. It's reached by a rough road and rewards with solitude.