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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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Kuçovë
Berat County, Albania · Europe
About Kuçovë
Kuçovë is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Kozarë, 47km from Osum Canyon.
Kuçovë is in Berat County, Albania, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kozarë, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Kuçovë?
Within an hour or so of Kuçovë: Berat (City of a Thousand Windows) (11 km), Bogovë Waterfall (33 km), Apollonia (38 km), Osum Canyon (47 km).
Are there any good drives near Kuçovë?
The nearest famous roads are Albanian Riviera Coastal Road and Galičica Pass Road.
Where is Kuçovë?
Kuçovë is in Berat County, Albania, about 4 km from Kozarë.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 31,077
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Albania
- Region
- Berat County
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates
- 40.8003, 19.9167
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Worth the detour from Kuçovë
5 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
ancient ruins
Apollonia
A large Greek and Roman city site near Fier with a restored bouleuterion and an adjoining monastery museum, with on-site parking.
38 km · about 45 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.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Zvërnec Monastery
A tiny 13th-14th-century Byzantine monastery on a pine-covered islet in the Narta Lagoon north of Vlorë, reached by a long wooden footbridge over shallow water frequented by flamingos.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Kuçovë
- 73 kmLlogara PassA dramatic mountain pass along the Albanian Riviera at 1,027 meters, offering jaw-dropping aerial views of the Ionian coastline far below.
- 76 kmAlbanian Riviera Coastal RoadThe SH8 coastal route between Dhërmi and Sarandë, running above Ionian beaches and cliffside villages with frequent pull-ins.
- 78 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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