Camping Village Gardenland

Start your Shkodër region travels with a wander around the city of the same name, 25 minutes’ drive north – it’s home to Rozafa Castle, one of the biggest castles in all of Albania, as well as being the jumping-off point for canoe or paddleboarding trips around Lake Skadar (half of which lies over the border in Montenegro). After lake-based activities, there’s plenty more outdoorsy stuff to get stuff into: the Buna River-Velipoja Protected Landscape is 10 minutes’ drive away for walks and bike trails, and the Kunë-Vain-Tale Nature Park is 45 minutes away. For coastal wanders, head to Velipojë (40 minutes) for a sandy beach by the Adriatic Sea. If you’re up for wandering a little further, head out to the 18th-century Ottoman Mes Bridge (45 minutes), the hilltop Neolithic fort in Drisht (50 minutes) or up into the mountains to visit the caves and forests around Razma (an hour and 25 minutes).