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Wolfgang and Helmut Baumgärtner planned a hike.
June 5, 2025
20:29
100km
4.9km/h
400m
360m
Today the bikes remain unused and the bus takes us to our next hotel in Himarë. On the way we visit the castle of Porto Palermo. Porto Palermo is a protected tectonic bay, in the middle of which lies a small peninsula and on it a well-preserved old fortress, the "Kalaja e Porto Palermos" (German "Castle
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The city of Gjirokastër has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. It is one of the oldest cities in the country and an important cultural center in southern Albania. The city is the birthplace of the former dictator Enver Hoxha and the most famous Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. In the afternoon
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We continue to follow the Vjosa River, which is considered the last large wild river in Europe outside of Russia. The national park of the same name covers the entire length of the Vjosa riverbed within Albania, around 190 kilometers, and that of its tributaries. We cycle on roads that are busier than
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After the bike tour and the subsequent siesta, we take a stroll through the attractive town of Korçë, visit the beer garden of a local brewery and then a restaurant where we once again indulge in Albanian cuisine. A successful end to a beautiful day!
I collect the tours of our bike tour through Albania
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The bike tour from Pogradec to Korçë leads through a charming hilly landscape with views of agricultural plains and the surrounding mountains. At the beginning we have to tackle a long, steep climb - here I don't regret being able to activate the motor of my rental e-bike. But since it annoys me with
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In the afternoon we get back on our bikes and after a few kilometers we reach the border with North Macedonia, where we don't need anything more than our ID card to cross the border. A little later we visit Sveti Naum, a monastery founded by Saint Naum at the end of the 9th century and donated by the
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Lake Ohrid is the second largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula and one of the oldest in the world. To kick off our cycling trip through Albania, a short bike tour takes us along its shore to the town of Pogradec, not far from the border with North Macedonia.
I have collected the tours of our cycling trip
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A bus takes us up a winding road to a pass at an altitude of 1000 m. On the way we enjoy the views of the coast and the surrounding mountains.
Our last bike tour starts at the pass and we first go eight kilometers steadily downhill through a wooded mountain landscape. We are on a road with little traffic
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