Travel Guide of Gjirokastër in Albania by Influencers and Travelers
Gjirokastër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2021 was 58,031, in an area of 2884 km². Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.
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1 - Gjirokaster
Gjirokastër County is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The total population in 2021 was 58,031, in an area of 2884 km². Its capital is the city Gjirokastër.
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2 - Piqeras
22 km away
Piqeras is a village in the former municipality of Lukovë, Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Himarë.
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3 - Rafting in Gjirokaster
Rafting in the crystal clean waters of the Vjosa River will give you an unforgetable and very unique experience since its one of the last wild rivers in Europe.
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4 - Mali i Thatë
22 km away
Mali i Thatë is a mountain in southeast Albania; with a part of it being in the southwest of North Macedonia with the highest altitude of 2287 meters.
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5 - Drymades
25 km away
Dhërmi is a village in Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the municipality of Himarë. The village lies 42 kilometers south of the city of Vlorë and about the same distance north of the southern city of Sarandë.
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6 - Safaris in Gjirokaster
We at Cerciz Topulli Square, jump into one of our unique off-road vehicles and head towards the villages of Valare, Shen Thodher and Erind. We will than climb to the field of Cajupi to stop at a luxurious shepherds hut where we can have a shepherds style breakfast. At this point we have the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful sight and shoot magnificent pictures. We will restart the trip now through Zagoria and our next stop will be an abandoned bridge dating back in 1777. Another great place to rest cool down and then hop in the cars again towards the Holy Apostles church in Hoshteve with breathtaking paintings inside. The lunch stop will be at Policani village where we will enjoy the bio products of the region. After lunch head towards the waterfall of Selcka, an unbelievable “swimming pool”, as our last stop for a day to remember. Choose us and spend a unforgettable day in the surroundings of Gjirokaster with a mix of nature history and characteristic food. You are welcome
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7 - Përmet
25 km away
Përmet is a town and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Çarçovë, Frashër, Përmet, Petran and Qendër Piskovë, that became municipal units.
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8 - Saranda
26 km away
Sarandë or Saranda is the fifteenth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the capital of the eponymous municipality. Geographically, the city is located on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea.
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9 - Qeparo
27 km away
Qeparo is a seaside village in the municipality of Himara in Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the Albanian Riviera. It is divided in two parts – the old and new villages.
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10 - Livadhja
32 km away
Livadhe is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. The population at the 2011 census was 1,165.
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11 - Bënjë
32 km away
Përmet District was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 25,837 in 2001, and an area of 929 km². Its area has an Aromanian minority. It is in the south-east of the country, and its capital was the town of Përmet. Its territory is now part of Gjirokastër County: the municipalities of Përmet and Këlcyrë.
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12 - Ksamil Islands
36 km away
The Islets of Ksamil, consist of four rocky islets located in the direct proximity to the Ionian Sea in Southern Albania. The village of Ksamil, after whom the islets are named, is located to the east of the islets.
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13 - Ksamil
37 km away
Ksamil is a village and a former municipality in the riviera of Southern Albania, and part of Butrint National Park. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Sarandë. The population at the 2011 census was 2,994.
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14 - Butrint National Park
39 km away
The Butrint National Park is a national park in southern Albania, located 18 kilometres south of Sarandë in Vlorë County. The park encompasses 9,424 hectares of hilly terrain with freshwater lakes, wetlands, salt marshes, open plains, reed beds and islands.
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15 - Gjipe Beach
40 km away
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