Vjosa (Vjosa Valley)
Albania · Southern Europe and the BalkansEurope's longest undammed river; a recent landmark in river rewilding
Area
127 km²
Declared in
2023
Region
Southern Europe and the Balkans
Climate
Templado, Mediterráneo, Montañoso
Highlight
Europe's longest undammed river; a recent landmark in river rewilding
Declared in 2023, it is one of the youngest national parks in Europe: it protects the course of the Vjosa, reckoned the last great undammed river on the continent, with more than 270 km in a near-natural state from its source in Greece to its mouth on the Albanian Adriatic. The declaration, driven by a coalition of scientists, international NGOs (Patagonia among them) and the Albanian government, was immediately cited as the greatest recent milestone in river rewilding in Europe, and in 2025 the valley was further recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Location
See on the interactive map4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
12 species documented in Vjosa (Vjosa Valley)
At conservation risk:Anguila europea
Least ConcernÁguila pescadora
Pandion haliaetus
Critically EndangeredAnguila europea
Anguilla anguilla
Least ConcernChacal dorado
Canis aureus
Chorlitejo chico
Charadrius dubius
Least ConcernCorzo
Capreolus capreolus
Near ThreatenedGalápago europeo
Emys orbicularis
Least ConcernJabalí
Sus scrofa
Least ConcernMartín pescador común
Alcedo atthis
Near ThreatenedNutria euroasiática
Lutra lutra
Not EvaluatedTrucha común
Salmo trutta
Least ConcernZorro rojo
Vulpes vulpes
Charrancito común
Sternula albifrons
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Albania, where Vjosa (Vjosa Valley) lies.
Experiences in this park
Nearby dive sites
Where can I dive near here?
Ksamil
61 km away
Corfú (Paleokastritsa)
84 km away
Zakynthos (tortuga boba)
272 km away
Bay of Kotor
280 km away
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