Burrel Travel Guide

  Atrocious mountain road to Burrel
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  • Atrocious mountain road to Burrel
      Atrocious mountain road to Burrel
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  • just another home
      just another home
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  • on the way to Burrel
      on the way to Burrel
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  • this was outside feiri
      this was outside feiri
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  •   Tourist Traps
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Things to Do  

Swim in the lake

Swim in the lake, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  Our AA map of Europe showed a lake near Burrel, and when we realised Burrel was our destination, we thought, "at least we can stop and have a swim". However, being so traumatised after surviving the mountain dirt track from Kruje, getting as far away from those hateful... 

CAMPING

CAMPING, Burrel

 burrelsi-e-korcajra Says:  THE WHOLE OUTSKIRTS OF BURRELI 

Hotels  

Hotel: Grand hotel turizem mati

Hotel: Grand hotel turizem mati, Burrel

 Burrelsja Says:  Eshte hoteli i vetem ne burrel i cili ka kushtet me te mirafjetjengrenjepijetore 

Restaurants  

Mir Watermelon: A la carte in Burrel

Mir Watermelon: A la carte in Burrel, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  As long as you like watermelons, you'll be ok in Burrel Barbecued watermelon marinaded in a Birre e Pejes sauce 

Nightlife  

Hide

Hide, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  Not a place you really want to spend a night in Anything that you can conceal your firearms under 

Transportation  

Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  The only way to travel in, to or around Burrel is in the driving seat of a Land Rover Defender 110 Hard Top. Make the mistake of travelling in anything else and you'll propably end up travelling on a pale horse at some point in the very near future. The LR is essential as is... 

Local Customs  

The Kanun

The Kanun, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  Oh dear. Ha ha ha. Well, where do I start? The Kanun of Lek Dukagjini, the law of the mountains, as featured in Ismail Kadare's novel "Broken April". Primarily, I must warn those not familiar with Kanun law that if you walk into the courtyard of a house without calling the... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Burrel in general

Burrel in general, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  If you survive the trip to Burrel you are doing well. If you survive the trip home you are really pushing your luck. The "roads" are so so horrific! It's just not believable unless you visit, and its really not worth going on the Kruje-Burrel mountain road just to see how... 

Tourist Traps  

Man traps

Man traps, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  Probably the only tourist traps in the Burrel area are the fields of unexploded ordinance (i.e: land mines). 

Off The Beaten Path  

Off the beaten track?

Off the beaten track?, Burrel

 robkahuna Says:  In my opinion, Burrel is off the beaten track. If you decide to thrash out a track of your own (you crazy fool!) even further into the wilderness, thats your problem. 

The Place

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Q:  very important add more preaty photos . the website is very poor. 

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A: All VT pages are created by ordinary people, in their spare time, for pleasure. Perhaps no-one has visited Burrel, or taken photos there? Perhaps you could visit, take... 

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Burrel - Stay away

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 After a horrible night spent in the back of a land rover defender camping in town-centre Durres, we decided to move up the coast to Shkoder. An hour of atrocious Albanian driving brought us to the... 

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Burrel

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 We went there for a church service. It was a hard 2 and a half hour drive to get there from Tirana. The country side was beautiful and there was many areas with homes and no roads for cars to get to... 

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