A hidden gem in the Balkans, Albania offers a plethora of secret hiking trails promising an adventure of a lifetime and ...

The Theth National Park was one I'd never heard about until speaking to locals in my broken Albanian. I adore national parks, ...

Within 30 minutes, we reached the start of the trailhead and began an absolutely enjoyable hike through the Theth National Park towards the Valbona Pass. Neither of us is an experienced hiker, so ...

Hiking towards Grunas Waterfall in Theth national park, Albania. Alamy Day walks like the 17-kilometre Theth to Valbona Peak hike, with its head-spinning views, are for some the highlight of their ...

On the trail in Theth National Park, Albania. Credit: Alamy Started in 2010, it’s an ambitious scheme that hopes to lure visitors to the region’s mountainous inland areas and also provide a ...

A stalled hydropower plant project has received Chinese backing, signalling that work could soon be underway in an area of outstanding natural beauty popular with tourists. Three dams will be ...

It was only 9:30 a.m., but with temperatures rising, we paused only briefly before the last long ascent, which brings you into Theth National Park, which has most of Albania’s peaks above 6,500 ...