Korca

Practical reading on Korçë and the highlands around the city in southeastern Albania. Our posts profile Dardha, the stone village in the mountains above Korçë, and Voskopoja and Vithkuqi, once important trading centres in the region, giving ideas for day trips and stays beyond the city.

7 Jan 2026

Dardha: The Stone Village in the Mountains Above Korçë

At 1,340 metres above Korçë, a village of stone houses with a reputation for food, apples and the first snow of the year.

5 Nov 2025

Voskopoja and Vithkuqi: The Lost Cities of the Korçë Highlands

In the eighteenth century this village was one of the largest cities in the Balkans, with its own printing press. What remains are churches full of frescoes.

Dardha: The Stone Village in the Mountains Above Korçë

Voskopoja and Vithkuqi: The Lost Cities of the Korçë Highlands

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