8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Bënjë Thermal Baths
Free open-air hot springs beside the Ottoman-era Katiu Bridge at the mouth of the Lengarica Canyon near Përmet: half a dozen stone-ringed pools around 26-30°C, soakable year-round with canyon walls rising behind.
29 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Vjosa Wild River National Park
Europe's first wild river national park protects the free-flowing, braided turquoise Vjosa; the SH75 around Përmet shadows the river through some of Albania's finest mountain scenery.
35 km · about 40 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.
38 km · about 45 min 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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Kastoria
A Byzantine fur-trading town on a peninsula in Lake Orestiada, with dozens of medieval churches and ottoman-era mansions along misty lakeside promenades. The lake loop road passes the Dragon's Cave and a lakeshore monastery.
51 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Papingo
Stone-built Zagori villages beneath the Towers of Astraka, gateway to alpine pools and trails.
52 km · about 60 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.
55 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Prespa
A tranquil lake shared by three countries on Greece's northwestern border, home to pelican colonies and Byzantine island churches.
56 km · about 65 min drive