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Albania - village Lin and Lake Ohrid.
Elbasan Castle, Elbasan, Albania - Outside the City Walls
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Rajcë

Elbasan County, Albania · Europe

About Rajcë

Rajcë works well as a base: 10 minutes from Përrenjas-Fshat, 17km from Vevčani Springs.

Rajcë is in Elbasan County, Albania, with about 8,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Përrenjas-Fshat, about 4 km away.

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What is there to see near Rajcë?

Within an hour or so of Rajcë: Lin (6 km), Vevčani Springs (17 km), Church of St. John at Kaneo (18 km), Samuel's Fortress (18 km).

Are there any good drives near Rajcë?

The nearest famous roads are Galičica Pass Road and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.

Where is Rajcë?

Rajcë is in Elbasan County, Albania, about 4 km from Përrenjas-Fshat.

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Quick Information

Population
8,421
Continent
Europe
Country
Albania
Region
Elbasan County
Timezone
Europe/Tirane
Coordinates
41.0903, 20.5764

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Albania

Police
129
Ambulance
127
Fire
128
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Rajcë

8 notable places within an hour's 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.

6 km · about 10 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.

17 km · about 20 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.

18 km · about 20 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.

18 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Ohrid

UNESCO dual heritage site combining one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes with a town of 365 churches and ancient ruins.

19 km · about 20 min drive

landmark

Ohrid Old Town

A UNESCO-listed lakeside town of churches and Ottoman houses below a hilltop fortress, the main destination on Lake Ohrid's eastern shore.

19 km · about 20 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.

24 km · about 30 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.

25 km · about 30 min drive

Driving roads near Rajcë

2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.

  • 26 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.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Rajcë.

Përrenjas

🇦🇱 Albania

3 km awayPop. 5,847

Përrenjas-Fshat

🇦🇱 Albania

4 km awayPop. 4,015

Struga

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

13 km awayPop. 37,387

Hotolisht

🇦🇱 Albania

17 km awayPop. 5,706

Ohrid

🇲🇰 North Macedonia

19 km awayPop. 42,033

Pogradec

🇦🇱 Albania

22 km awayPop. 46,070

Librazhd-Qendër

🇦🇱 Albania

23 km awayPop. 12,691

Librazhd

🇦🇱 Albania

24 km awayPop. 23,312

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