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The "Blue Eye" (Albanian: Syri i Kaltër) is a water spring and natural phenomenon occurring in the village of Muzinë in Finiq municipality, southern Albania. [3]A popular tourist attraction, the clear blue water of the river can be seen from a depth of more than fifty metres.
Llogara National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar i Llogarasë/Llogorasë) is a national park centered on the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Riviera in southwestern Albania, spanning a surface area of 1,769 ha (17.69 km 2). [5] [6] [7] The park's terrain includes large alpine meadows, vertical rock faces, precipices and dense forests.
Dajti Mountain National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar "Mali i Dajtit") is a national park established in 1966 in central Albania, spanning an area of 293.84 km 2 (113.45 sq mi) since 2006. The park is 40 km (25 mi) east of the Adriatic Sea and 26 km (16 mi) east of Tirana . [ 1 ]
Divjakë-Karavasta National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar Divjakë-Karavasta) is a national park in western Albania, sprawling across the Myzeqe Plain in the direct proximity to the Adriatic Sea. The park spans a territory of 222.3 square kilometres (22,230 ha) containing remarkable features such as wetlands , salt marshes , coastal meadows ...
The largest national park in Albania is the Fir of Hotova National Park, covering a surface area of 34,361 hectares (343.61 km 2) and having the largest area of Bulgarian Fir in the Balkans. Other large national parks includes the Butrint National Park , Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park , Divjaka-Karavasta National Park , Prespa National ...
The Accursed Mountains (Albanian: Bjeshkët e Nemuna; Serbo-Croatian: Проклетије, Prokletije, pronounced [prɔklɛ̌tijɛ]; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (Albanian: Alpet Shqiptare; Serbo-Croatian: Албански Алпи, Albanski Alpi), [1] is a mountain range in coastal Southeast Europe adjacent to the Adriatic Sea.
The Illyrian kingdom centred in what is now Albania was the dominant power before the rise of Macedon. [7] In the 2nd century BC, the Roman Republic annexed the region, and after the division of the Roman Empire it became part of Byzantium. The first known Albanian autonomous principality, Arbanon, was established in the 12th century.
The Albania–Kosovo Highway is a four-lane highway constructed from 2006 to 2013 between Albania and Kosovo. As part of the South-East European Route 7, [75] the highway will connect the Adriatic Sea ports of Durrës via Pristina, with the E75/Corridor X near Niš, Serbia. As most tourists come through Kosovo, the laying of the highway make it ...