Hidden Gems
Albania's Hidden Gems
Beyond the Riviera and the famous UNESCO towns, Albania has quieter corners that reward the extra effort to reach them — riverside towns, wild capes and elegant eastern cities most itineraries skip.
These places suit travellers who like to slow down. A car helps for most of them, and you'll find fewer English menus and more genuine encounters — exactly the trade-off that makes off-the-beaten-path travel worth it.
Southern Albania
Permet
A green riverside town known for raki, natural hot springs and the Vjosa river.
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Southeastern Albania
Korca
An elegant eastern city with a French-influenced boulevard, medieval art museum and a famous beer.
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Central Coast
Cape of Rodon
A wild, rocky cape north of Durrës with cliffs, a 15th-century church and abandoned bunkers.
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