Brar - Maja nga lindja / North Summit 1192 m

Mali i Brarit is the source of endless delight. Mali i Brarit has been the mountain to which we returned most frequently, and which we enjoyed every time. From the west, Brar Mountain can be climbed from either Brar village or Priske e Vogël - or PeV in case you wondered. The normal route to the plateau and either of the...

Endlich - nach 2 1/2 Jahren wieder einmal im Flugzeug, diesmal nach Tirana, in die Hauptstadt von Albanien. Wir flogen mit einer ungarischen Fluggesellschaft (kein Witz!) von Memmingen (FMM) nach Tirana (TIA) und heute wieder retour. Der Flug war sehr angenehm, das Hotel in Ordnung, die allermeisten Menschen sehr nett. Da der...

Wir verbringen ein paar Tage in Tirana. Neben Sightseeing und die Infrastruktur einer grossen Stadt geniessen, nutzen wir ein Schönwetter-Fenster für eine kurze Wanderung auf Tiranas Hausberg: Maja e Dajtit. Übrigens, wer mit dem Camper nach Tirana kommt, der sollte unbedingt auf dem Camping Dajtiübernachten! Es gibt keinen...

Dajti Balcony is rightfully a top excursion from Tirana. At roughly 1000 Meter, it offers grandiose views across the sprawling city, and on to the Adriatic. It can be reached in many ways - by car, by cable car, or you can walk from Linza or Tujan village. The summit of Dajti can be easily reached from the balcony. Perhaps not...

There are two main summits of Brar Mountain. The South summit is the higher one. We went there on Mother Teresa day 2011, which is in October, and a good time to attempt the summit. Much of the loop hike is exposed to the west, and can get very hot in summer. We elected to start the hike in Priske e Vogel, but it can also be done...

An old path leads from the village of Tujan to the village of Dajti, behind Dajti Mountain. The path travels high above the Tirana River, on its southern bank. The trail, once an important mule path connecting Tujan and Dajti, is no longer in active use and at risk of falling into disepair. In September 2011, it was still...