Backpacking Albania: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Albania, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Tirana
Tirana
Colourful buzzing capital.
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Berat
Berat
City of a thousand windows.
3
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër
Stone Ottoman hill town.
4
Ksamil
Vlorë
Turquoise Riviera islets.
5
Sarandë
Vlorë
Ionian resort gateway.
6
Theth
Shkodër
Alpine village and trails.
7
Butrint
Vlorë
Ancient ruins in lagoons.
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Shkodër
Shkodër
Lakeside cultural hub.
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Blue Eye
Vlorë
Deep blue karst spring.
Backpacking routes through Albania
Real trips through Albania, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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