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Prizren Fortress (Kalaja)
A medieval fortress crowning the hill above Prizren, offering sweeping panoramic views over the old town's minarets, domes, and the Sharr Mountains.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Kukës
Kukës County, Albania · Europe
About Kukës
Kukës is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Shtiqën, 50km from Mavrovo National Park.
Kukës is in Kukës County, Albania, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Shtiqën, about 4 km away.
The Kukës Arena is a stadium in Kukës, Albania. It is mainly used for football matches and is the home ground of the Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi. The stadium was built on the site of the pre-existing Përparimi Stadium, located near the center of Kukës on Rruga Stadiumi (Stadium Street).
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What is there to see near Kukës?
Within an hour or so of Kukës: Prizren Fortress (Kalaja) (30 km), Prizren (30 km), Lake Koman (49 km), Mavrovo National Park (50 km).
Are there any good drives near Kukës?
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road, P1 Kotor–Lovćen Serpentines (Ladder of Cattaro) and Kotor Serpentine (Kotor-Njegusi old road).
Where is Kukës?
Kukës is in Kukës County, Albania, about 4 km from Shtiqën.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,125
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Albania
- Region
- Kukës County
- Timezone
- Europe/Tirane
- Coordinates
- 42.0769, 20.4219
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Worth the detour from Kukës
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Prizren
Kosovo's cultural capital with a stunning Ottoman old town, hilltop fortress, and mosques alongside Orthodox churches.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Lake Koman
A steep-sided reservoir on the Drin crossed by a car ferry to Fierzë, connecting the road network to the northern Albanian Alps.
49 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 55 min drive
national park
Valbona Valley
A breathtaking glacial valley in the Albanian Alps connected to Theth by a legendary mountain hiking trail through the Accursed Mountains.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Visoki Dečani Monastery
A UNESCO-listed 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery housing the largest collection of Byzantine-style frescoes in a single building.
54 km · about 60 min drive
national park
Valbona Valley National Park
A glacial valley in the northern Albanian Alps reached by road from Bajram Curri, the usual base for the Theth crossing.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Kukës
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 49 kmLake KomanA steep-sided reservoir on the Drin crossed by a car ferry to Fierzë, connecting the road network to the northern Albanian Alps.
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