Useful addresses to prepare your trip Southwest

This border post with Greece (Kalimi Kufitar i Qafë Botës, Τελωνειο Μαυρομάτι/Telonio Mavromati) is Albania's southernmost crossing, and controls are generally swift. It is located at the Bota pass, at the foot of the Kllogjer/Kalogeros hill (810 m above sea level). It leads to the village of Sagiada, the Kalamas delta nature reserve (85 ^km2), and the port town of Igoumenitsa (29 km to the south), where you can embark for Italy.

This border post (Pika kufitare e Kakavijës, Τελωνείο Κακαβιάς/Telonio Kakavias) is the main crossing point with Greece, 30 km southeast of Gjirokastra and 60 km northwest of Ioannia (Ιωάννινα in Greek, Janina in Albanian). On the Greek side, you'll find the deep Vikos Gorge and the superb Zagoria region (Pinde and Vikos-Aoos national parks), the tomb of Ali Pasha (in Ioannina), a major bus station and an airport (in Ioannina).