Permet & Zagoria Trails

Southern Albania

Year Length Trails Trek
2013 - 2015
105 km
9 + 6
The Hidden Valley

For a long time, Permet was the sleeping beauty of Southern Albania. Valorizing the region’s rich cultural and natural heritage, the project created the infrastructure to attract active travelers and turned it into a must see by putting it on the cover page of guidebooks.

The project covered:

  • 4 trails around the Vjosa Valley & Permet for day walks
  • A 4-day trekking route of 4 trails in the Zagoria Valley + 2 side trails for day trips
  • 3 trails in the Nemercka Mountains
  • 2 trails in the Hotova Fir National Park in Dangelli

A 76-page hiking guide covering 14 trails, hosts and valuable information when planning a hiking trip in the region is available for free online.

Ottoman arch bridges from the 18th Century are found all over the Zagoria and Perment area
The bunker overlooks the valley on the way to Dhembeli
The village is fascinating, it could stem right from a fairy tale. Ismail Kadare's "Chronicle in Stone" come to my mind.
The thermal pools of Benja are said to have a healing effect
The group gathers on the ottoman bridge, before the last ascend to Limar

Our Contributions

Trails

Identification, assessment and selection of 14 hiking trails around the region of Permet, a network of trails totaling 105 km.

Signalizations

Marking and signposting of the selected routes according to the Albanian standard.

Map

Creation of topographic map and descriptions of all trails

Training

● Identification and training of 8 homestays in 8 communities ● Training of 6 local guides to guide tours in the Permet area

Marketing

Promotion and Marketing with zero budget ● Hosted three embedded British and German bloggers on Zbulo Trips ● Hosted the Rother hiking guide authors to Albania to include this area ● Presented Permet to guidebook authors who featured it five times on book covers

Books

A 76-page guide book for the active traveler on the area, the trails and hosts is available for free online and locally

Resources

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

Maps and Guides

Documentary (in German)

Recent Projects

Sustainable tourism on national TV

Experience Southern Highlands

High Scardus Trail Update

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