natural wonder
Lake Prespa
A tranquil lake shared by three countries on Greece's northwestern border, home to pelican colonies and Byzantine island churches.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Bilisht
Korçë County, Albania · Europe
About Bilisht
Bilisht is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Hoçisht, 23km from Lake Prespa.
Bilisht is in Korçë County, Albania, with about 7,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hoçisht, about 7 km away.
Bilisht (Albanian: Bilisht) is a town and a former municipality in Korçë County, south-eastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Devoll. It was the seat of the former Devoll District. The population as of the 2023 census is 7,287. The town is 9 kmRead more
from the border with Greece at Kapshticë. The closest Greek village across the border is Krystallopigi in the Florina regional unit. Bilisht is at 890 meters above sea level and has a continental climate with cool summers and cold winters. It serves as an economic centre for the local agriculture, mining, food and textile industries. The football club is Bilisht Sporti.
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What is there to see near Bilisht?
Within an hour or so of Bilisht: Lake Prespa (23 km), Kastoria (26 km), Galičica Pass Road (38 km), Sveti Naum Monastery (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Bilisht?
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road, Katara Pass and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.
Where is Bilisht?
Bilisht is in Korçë County, Albania, about 7 km from Hoçisht.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,287
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Albania
- Region
- Korçë County
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates
- 40.6275, 20.9900
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Worth the detour from Bilisht
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Kastoria
A Byzantine fur-trading town on a peninsula in Lake Orestiada, with dozens of medieval churches and ottoman-era mansions along misty lakeside promenades. The lake loop road passes the Dragon's Cave and a lakeshore monastery.
26 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
Galičica Pass Road
A serpentine road climbs over the Galičica massif between Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, topping out near 1,600 m with rare twin-lake panoramas inside Galičica National Park.
38 km · about 45 min drive
cathedral
Sveti Naum Monastery
A 10th-century monastery on a headland at the southern end of Lake Ohrid near the Albanian border, with springs, boats and a large car park.
38 km · about 45 min drive
national park
Galičica National Park
A mountain park on the ridge between Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, crossed by a paved road with viewpoints over both lakes at once.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Nymfaio
A stone-built mountain village in beech forest, home to a brown-bear sanctuary near Florina.
43 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Pelister National Park
North Macedonia's oldest national park featuring ancient Molika pine forests, glacial mountain lakes known as the Eyes of Pelister, and alpine scenery.
49 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Heraclea Lyncestis
A Hellenistic and Roman city site south of Bitola with a theatre and large early Christian floor mosaics, with parking at the entrance.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Bilisht
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 38 kmGaličica Pass RoadA serpentine road climbs over the Galičica massif between Lakes Ohrid and Prespa, topping out near 1,600 m with rare twin-lake panoramas inside Galičica National Park.
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