The road from Gjirokaster through Permet and Ersek to Korce goes first
along Drino and Vjosa rivers. The light of the rising sun on the
fresh-green mountains is simply amazing.
In Permet I stop for coffee.
Everybody is on the move, chatting on street-corners or sipping coffee
in cafes.
The road towards Ersek is narrow, with plenty of potholes and winds along mountain edges. It takes me about 3 hours to drive 40 km. Further from Ersek it's more or less flat and it's possible even to race with 80 km/h!
18 km from Korce there's a village called Voskopoja which was once the biggest city of Albania with a huge collection of churches. Eight of them should still be there. I go to find out. From the center of the village there are signs directing the visitor to the various churches but that's about everything they've done for the curious tourist. I have to climb over fences and streams to actually reach them. Manage to find 7 of 8. Not bad. Everyone minds their own business and people greet me friendly when passing on the cobbled street. The hotel Royal up on the mountain is open but empty so I drive back to Korce.
The cathedral looks beautiful is the rays of the setting sun and is buzzing with people of all ages. I spend about half an hour listening to the song of the monks and watching this social and religious meeting.
The road towards Ersek is narrow, with plenty of potholes and winds along mountain edges. It takes me about 3 hours to drive 40 km. Further from Ersek it's more or less flat and it's possible even to race with 80 km/h!
18 km from Korce there's a village called Voskopoja which was once the biggest city of Albania with a huge collection of churches. Eight of them should still be there. I go to find out. From the center of the village there are signs directing the visitor to the various churches but that's about everything they've done for the curious tourist. I have to climb over fences and streams to actually reach them. Manage to find 7 of 8. Not bad. Everyone minds their own business and people greet me friendly when passing on the cobbled street. The hotel Royal up on the mountain is open but empty so I drive back to Korce.
The cathedral looks beautiful is the rays of the setting sun and is buzzing with people of all ages. I spend about half an hour listening to the song of the monks and watching this social and religious meeting.
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