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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Gramsh
Elbasan County, Albania · Europe
About Gramsh
Gramsh is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Tunjë, 45km from Osum Canyon.
Gramsh is in Elbasan County, Albania, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tunjë, about 7 km away.
Gramsh (Albanian definite form: Gramshi) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gramsh, Kodovjat, Kukur, Kushovë, Lenie, Pishaj, Poroçan, Skënderbegas, Sult and Tunjë, that becameRead more
municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Gramsh. The total population is 16,533 as of the 2011 census, in a total area of 739.75 km2. The population of the former municipality as of the 2023 census is 6,786.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Gramsh?
Within an hour or so of Gramsh: Berat (City of a Thousand Windows) (27 km), Bogovë Waterfall (34 km), Lin (44 km), Osum Canyon (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Gramsh?
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road, Albanian Riviera Coastal Road and Katara Pass.
Where is Gramsh?
Gramsh is in Elbasan County, Albania, about 7 km from Tunjë.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,556
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Albania
- Region
- Elbasan County
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates
- 40.8697, 20.1844
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Worth the detour from Gramsh
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Bogovë Waterfall
A waterfall in a wooded gorge above the village of Bogovë in the Osum valley, reached by a short walk from a village car park.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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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.
44 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Osum Canyon
A 13 km slot canyon carved by the Osum river near Çorovodë, with sheer 80 m walls, waterfalls and rim-side viewpoints along the mountain road south of Berat.
45 km · about 50 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
54 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Gramsh
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 55 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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