OSUM GORGES
These 13 km-long gorges are the most spectacular in Albania. We show you the best panoramic sites.
These gorges (Grykat e Osumit) are the most spectacular in Albania. For 13 km, between Lapanj in the south and Çorovoda, the Osum River has carved cliffs up to 80 m high and between 4 and 35 m wide. These splendid landscapes of vegetation and karst can be discovered by rafting (agencies based in Berat) or by following the SH72 national road. By car or bike, you can make several panoramic stops: at the suspended platform next to the Kanionëve campsite (4 km south-east of Çorovoda), at the parking lot at Vrima e Nusës ("The Bride's Hole", 7 km), at the Blezëncka iron bridge (8.5 km) and at the Ura e Zabërzanit restaurant (12 km). Near the latter, you can swim (pebble beach) and walk along a path cut into the cliffs that leads to the Zabërzan bridge. A magnificent sight! A little further south, The Oasis of the Canyons restaurant also offers beautiful views at the foot of the cliffs. The last panoramic site in the gorge is the new Lapanj bridge (13 km), built in 2017. Further south, the SH72 officially continues for 35 km to Përmet: in fact, it's a difficult track... even with a 4 x 4! The Osum valley heads south-east. The river rises south of Korça, near Greece. After a journey of some 160 km, it joins the Devoll river near Kuçova (17 km north of Berat) to form the Seman river, which flows into the Adriatic south of the Divjaka-Karavasta national park.
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