Okol
A quiet small village at the northern end of the Theth Valley, with stone guesthouses and campsites, the last stop before crossing the Peja Pass.
Okol lies at the northern end of the Theth Valley, at an altitude of about 1,000 metres, about 3 km and roughly an hour's walk from the valley floor where Theth Church stands. The village has only a dozen or so stone houses, some family guesthouses and campsites, surrounded by the limestone cliffs of the Albanian Alps. It is quieter than the valley floor, and in the evening you can see the mountains glow red in the sunset. Many hikers on the Peaks of the Balkans trail spend the night here and set out at dawn to cross the Peja Pass into Montenegro. There are no shops in the village, and guesthouses usually include breakfast and dinner. It is open from June to September, and in winter it is almost entirely uninhabited.
Opening hours
Daytime, Jun–Sep
Nearby sights
- Theth Church
- Lock-in Tower (Kulla e Ngujimit)
- Ethnographic Museum of Dukagjin
- Blue Eye of Theth
- Grunas Waterfall
- Valbona Pass
- Nderlysaj Waterfall & Pools
- Peja Pass (Qafa e Pejës)