cathedral
Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
A hillside Orthodox monastery above the Radika valley known for its carved iconostasis, signposted from the Debar–Mavrovo road.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Bulqizë
Dibër County, Albania · Europe
About Bulqizë
Bulqizë sits on the route: 10 minutes from Fushë-Bulqizë, 42km from Vevčani Springs.
Bulqizë is in Dibër County, Albania, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fushë-Bulqizë, about 6 km away.
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What is there to see near Bulqizë?
Within an hour or so of Bulqizë: Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski (35 km), Krujë Castle (36 km), Vevčani Springs (42 km), Mavrovo National Park (49 km).
Are there any good drives near Bulqizë?
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road.
Where is Bulqizë?
Bulqizë is in Dibër County, Albania, about 6 km from Fushë-Bulqizë.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,826
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Albania
- Region
- Dibër County
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates
- 41.4917, 20.2219
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Worth the detour from Bulqizë
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Krujë Castle
The hilltop fortress of Albania's national hero Skanderbeg, housing a museum dedicated to his legendary resistance against the Ottoman Empire.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Vevčani Springs
A series of karst springs and waterfalls in a wooded gorge above the village of Vevčani, with walkways and parking at the village edge.
42 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Mavrovo National Park
North Macedonia's largest national park wraps around Lake Mavrovo, where a lakeside road passes the half-submerged St Nicholas church and climbs into the wild Šar and Bistra mountains.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Lin
A fishing village on a peninsula jutting into Lake Ohrid on the Albanian shore, its lanes hung with drying fishnets and vines; a hilltop early-Christian basilica keeps 6th-century floor mosaics. Part of the lake's UNESCO listing.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Bulqizë
- 76 kmLake KomanA steep-sided reservoir on the Drin crossed by a car ferry to Fierzë, connecting the road network to the northern Albanian Alps.
- 79 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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