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Protected spruce forests that form part of the Valbona Valley National Park ecosystem, offering rich biodiversity, fresh alpine air, and scenic hiking routes through the mountains.
Bajram Curri Cave
Liqeni i Xhemës
From Hotel Rilindja, or from the Quku i Valbonës Guesthouses, or from the road (there’s a little sign), walkers can follow the single yellow hashes to Liqeni i Xhemës. More of a small pond really, the lake is spring-fed, still and beautiful and strange pure blue.
A 9 km hike one way starting at Begaj village. Only about 150 m rise in elevation Allow 2-3 hr one way. A water canal built along the edge of the mountain to bring water to lands in the Begaj village which is close but higher up from Gashi River elevation. Fascinating engineering. This is a parallel valley to the more popular Valbona Valley. The canal is used only during dry season from June–August. The rest of the year it is walkable although it can by muddy in places. You may also walk on the wall of the canal although it is precipitous in places.