Elbasan County, Albania · Europe
Përrenjas works well as a base: 20 minutes from Qukës-Skënderbe, 19km from Vevčani Springs.
Përrenjas is in Elbasan County, Albania, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Qukës-Skënderbe, about 9 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Përrenjas: Lin (8 km), Vevčani Springs (19 km), Church of St. John at Kaneo (21 km), Samuel's Fortress (21 km).
The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.
Përrenjas is in Elbasan County, Albania, about 9 km from Qukës-Skënderbe.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
A series of karst springs and waterfalls in a wooded gorge above the village of Vevčani, with walkways and parking at the village edge.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
A 13th-century Byzantine church on a cliff above Lake Ohrid, the most photographed viewpoint on the lake, a short walk from Ohrid.
21 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A restored medieval fortress crowning the hill above Ohrid, offering walls to walk and wide views over the lake and old town.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
UNESCO dual heritage site combining one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes with a town of 365 churches and ancient ruins.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed lakeside town of churches and Ottoman houses below a hilltop fortress, the main destination on Lake Ohrid's eastern shore.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
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