I have had the desire to visit Thethi (also called Theth), a remote mountain village in the northern part of Albania, for a long time. Many authors have written books and reports about this mysterious area: the Dutch writer A. Den Doolaard mentioned the place in his novel “De Herberg met het Hoefijzer” and Edith […]
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DISCOVER KELMEND VALLEY IN ALBANIA
The valley of Kelmend is situated in Northern Albania and when you live in Montenegro, this magnificent region is really next-door! However, the condition of the 65 km long macadam road from Hani i Hotit to Vermosh at the end of the valley requires a good 4WD and a travel time of several hours. We […]
VERMOSHI (ALBANIA): THE LAND OF THE LIVING PAST
During our recent stay in the Prokletije Mountains we decided to visit the village of Vermoshi (Vrmoš) in Northern Albania. The road from Gusinje to the border crossing at Grnčar (around 7 km) was still under reconstruction, but we heard that the reconstruction of the road from the Albanian border to Vermoshi – 10 km […]
THE ROZAFA CASTLE IN SHKODRA, ALBANIA
On our day trip to Shkodra (see also Day trip to Shkodra), we also visited the Archeological Park with the Rozafa Castle, which is situated on a 130 m high rocky hill near the town. This castle is, first of all, an important archeological and historical monument, but it also offers magnificent panoramas on the Buna and […]
A DAY TRIP TO SHKODRA
The reconstruction of the road from Podgorica to Božaj (Albanian border) was recently finished, which shortened travel time to Shkodra. Indeed, the Albanian section is still problematic, as road works continue, but nowadays you won’t need more than an hour or so to reach Shkodra from Podgorica (62 km). Of course, most Montenegrin people […]