UNESCO
National Park
Butrint
Albania
AlbaniaOtter · Loggerhead Turtle
See parkThe Albanian, or Dinaric, Alps, one of the least disturbed areas in southern Europe
Area
80 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1996
Declared in 1996 in the Albanian (or Dinaric) Alps, known locally as the Accursed Mountains, Valbona forms with the neighbouring park in Montenegro one of the last great areas of the western Balkans with little human disturbance, a paradoxical legacy of the isolation imposed under Enver Hoxha's communist regime, which held back tourist and industrial development in the region for decades.
4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in Albania, where Valbona lies.
Where can I dive near here?
92 km away
150 km away
198 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Albania
Same country: Albania
Same country: Albania
Same country: Albania
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Region
Southern Europe and the Balkans
Climate
Temperate, Mediterranean, Mountain
247 km away
