Mountains
Best Mountain Destinations in Albania
The Albanian Alps — the Accursed Mountains — are the country's most dramatic landscape. Theth and Valbona are the hubs, linked by one of the Balkans' great day hikes. Further south, Mount Tomorr rises as a sacred, solitary massif.
The Alps are best from June to early October, when the high passes are clear. Bring layers — mountain weather changes fast. Staying in a family guesthouse is part of the experience, with home-cooked meals and local knowledge of the trails.
Albanian Alps
Theth
A remote stone village in the Accursed Mountains, surrounded by peaks, waterfalls and alpine meadows.
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Albanian Alps
Valbona
A wide alpine valley in the Accursed Mountains, reached by ferry from Koman and the end of the Theth hike.
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Southern Albania
Mount Tomorr
A sacred, rounded mountain massif that dominates the skyline above Berat and Permet.
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