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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Elbasan
Elbasan County, Albania · Europe
About Elbasan
Elbasan sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bradashesh, 45km from Vevčani Springs.
Elbasan is in Elbasan County, Albania, with about 100,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bradashesh, about 5 km away.
Elbasan ( EL-bə-SAHN, Albanian: [ɛlbaˈsan]; Albanian definite form: Elbasani, pronounced [ɛlbaˈsani]) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania.
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What is there to see near Elbasan?
Within an hour or so of Elbasan: Vevčani Springs (45 km), Berat (City of a Thousand Windows) (46 km), Lin (47 km), Krujë Castle (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Elbasan?
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.
Where is Elbasan?
Elbasan is in Elbasan County, Albania, about 5 km from Bradashesh.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 100,903
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Albania
- Region
- Elbasan County
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates
- 41.1114, 20.0822
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Worth the detour from Elbasan
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Berat (City of a Thousand Windows)
A UNESCO-listed Ottoman town famed for its rows of white houses with large windows climbing the hillside, crowned by a still-inhabited castle.
46 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.
47 km · about 55 min 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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Church of St. John at Kaneo
A 13th-century Byzantine church on a cliff above Lake Ohrid, the most photographed viewpoint on the lake, a short walk from Ohrid.
59 km · about 70 min drive
castle
Samuel's Fortress
A restored medieval fortress crowning the hill above Ohrid, offering walls to walk and wide views over the lake and old town.
60 km · about 70 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.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Elbasan
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 65 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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