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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Croatia_the_bookends_of_the_trip\" >Croatia: the bookends of the trip<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Bosnia_Herzegovina_the_drive-through_that_surprised_us\" >Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina: the drive-through that surprised us<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Get_our_3-day_Rovaniemi_planner_5_activity_discount\" >Get our 3-day Rovaniemi planner + 5% activity discount<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" 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questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Our_final_word_from_Rovaniemi\" >Our final word from Rovaniemi<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Joona_Alla\" >Joona &amp; Alla<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#AI-assisted_content_for_travel_brands\" >AI-assisted content for travel brands<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#More_from_this_Balkan_Finland_trip\" >More from this Balkan &amp; Finland trip<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Hotel_Danica_Review_Why_Petrovac_Beat_Budva_as_Our_Montenegro_Base\" >Hotel Danica Review: Why Petrovac Beat Budva as Our Montenegro Base<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Twin_Villas_Komani_Lake_Review_Sleeping_Above_Albanias_Most_Beautiful_Water\" >Twin Villas Komani Lake Review: Sleeping Above Albania&#8217;s Most Beautiful Water<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/destinations\/balkan-road-trip-itinerary\/#Natyral_Razma_Resort_Review_A_Cool_Mountain_Escape_in_the_Albanian_Alps\" >Natyral Razma Resort Review: A Cool Mountain Escape in the Albanian Alps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Balkan_Road_Trip_Itinerary_Croatia_Bosnia_Montenegro_Albania_in_One_Route\"><\/span>Our Balkan Road Trip Itinerary: <em>Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro &amp; Albania in One Route<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"htf-hero-deck\">Four countries, one rental car, a cancelled flight and a heatwave. The route we actually drove in August 2026 \u2014 where we stayed, what each country deserves, and what we would change next time.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"htf-hero-meta\">\n<div class=\"htf-meta-author\">\n<div class=\"htf-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div>\n<div><strong>Joona &amp; Alla<\/strong><span class=\"htf-dot\">Rovaniemi, Finland<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<span>\u00b7 September 2026 \u00b7 10 min read<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<!-- HERO IMAGE PLACEHOLDER -->\n<div class=\"htf-photo-ph\" data-slot=\"1\" data-slug=\"balkan-road-trip-itinerary\" data-keywords=\"balkan road trip, komani lake ferry albania, petrovac montenegro coast, kravica waterfalls bosnia, split croatia old town, mountain road rental car\" style=\"background:#F8F7F4;border:1px dashed #C8A45A;border-radius:6px;padding:40px 20px;text-align:center;margin:36px auto;max-width:1100px;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:#A8A49C;letter-spacing:.5px;\">[ Photo placeholder \u2014 Our rental car pulled over on a Balkan mountain road, midway between Montenegro and the Albanian Alps, 2100&#215;900 ]<\/div>\n\n<!-- ARTICLE + SIDEBAR -->\n<div class=\"htf-wrap\">\n<article class=\"htf-body\">\n\n<p>Our balkan road trip itinerary did not start the way we planned it. Our flight out of Poland was cancelled and we landed in Croatia a full day late. What followed was still the best driving holiday we have had: a rental car, four new countries \u2014 Croatia, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Montenegro and Albania \u2014 and our country count ticking over to 25.<\/p>\n<p>This is the full route as we actually drove it in August 2026: where we stayed, what each country turned out to deserve, what we would keep, and what we would quietly change.<\/p>\n\n<!-- TL;DR -->\n<div class=\"htf-tldr\">\n<div class=\"htf-tldr-label\">Short Answer<\/div>\n<p>Our balkan road trip itinerary in one breath: fly into Split, drive south through Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina (stop at Kravica Waterfalls), give Montenegro around four days with Petrovac as your base, give Albania five to six days for the mountains, Komani Lake and the coast, then return through Montenegro to Croatia for a slower two-night finish near Split. Two weeks is comfortable; anything less means cutting a country, not trimming days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- TOC -->\n<div class=\"htf-toc\">\n<div class=\"htf-toc-label\">In this review<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#s1\">The route we actually drove (and the day we lost)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s2\">Croatia: the bookends of the trip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s3\">Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina: the drive-through that surprised us<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s4\">Montenegro: four days, one perfect base<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s5\">Albania: the heart of the trip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s6\">Building your own Balkan road trip itinerary: how many days where<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"s1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_we_actually_drove_and_the_day_we_lost\"><\/span>The route we actually drove (and the day we lost)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On paper the loop was simple: land near Split, pick up a rental car, drive south-east through Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina into Montenegro, continue to Albania, then retrace the coast back to Croatia and fly home to Finland. In practice, our outbound flight from Poland was cancelled and we arrived a day late \u2014 and the day that vanished was our Croatia day. One planning lesson from us: put your buffer day at the start of the route, because that is where a delayed arrival bites.<\/p>\n<p>The shape of the trip ended up as roughly one hurried day in Croatia at the start, a driving day through Bosnia with a swim stop, four days in Montenegro, five to six days in Albania, and two calm nights back near Split before flying home via Joensuu and Helsinki. The rental car was the spine of the whole thing \u2014 distances between the highlights are short on the map and slow on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Was the order right? Mostly, yes. Doing the long drives early and ending with two unhurried Croatian beach days was the best decision we made. Arriving back in Split felt like exhaling.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Croatia_the_bookends_of_the_trip\"><\/span>Croatia: the bookends of the trip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Croatia gave us the shortest and the sweetest days. At the start we had only a rushed day in the Split area, and in August that city asks a lot of you: we lasted two to three hours among the old stones before the heat sent us to the sea. The architecture is stunning and the history is fascinating \u2014 Diocletian&#8217;s city deserves slow wandering \u2014 but +35&nbsp;\u00b0C is not the temperature for it. We have already agreed to come back in a cooler season and do Split properly.<\/p>\n<p>The two nights on the way back were a different story. Our beach near Split turned out to be one of the best we have ever had: a rock beach rather than sand, with insanely clean, warm water. After ten days of Balkan mountain roads, crossing back into Croatia felt like coming back to Europe \u2014 the driving calmed down noticeably at the border, and we could feel our shoulders drop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do this if<\/strong> you want a gentle landing and a gentle exit for the loop. <strong>Skip the midday old town if<\/strong> you are travelling in high summer \u2014 do mornings and evenings in the city, afternoons in the water.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bosnia_Herzegovina_the_drive-through_that_surprised_us\"><\/span>Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina: the drive-through that surprised us<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We only drove through Bosnia, and it still earned its place on the route. The roads were great, petrol and groceries were noticeably cheaper than in Montenegro or Croatia, and the people we met were some of the friendliest of the whole trip. If your schedule allows a night here, we suspect it rewards more time than we gave it.<\/p>\n<p>Our one real stop was <strong>Kravica Waterfalls<\/strong>, and our timing was accidental genius. We sat in a traffic jam on the way and rolled in around 17:00, exactly as the day-trip crowds were leaving. We swam right under the falls \u2014 the water is properly cold, which in a +35&nbsp;\u00b0C August is a feature, not a bug \u2014 and the whole place is a well set-up holiday spot with restaurants, bars and ice cream around it. Late afternoon is the slot we would aim for on purpose next time.<\/p>\n<p>One practical warning that caught us off guard: <strong>EU roaming does not cover Bosnia<\/strong>. Finnish and other EU plans that work fine in Croatia go silent at the border, so sort out an eSIM before you cross. We used <a href=\"https:\/\/yessim.com\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YesSim<\/a> later in Albania \u2014 the best rate we found, and the internet was flawless \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/airalo.tpx.li\/lgVmzvE7\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Airalo<\/a> is a solid alternative if you prefer their app.<\/p>\n\n<!-- Newsletter -->\n<div class=\"htf-nl\">\n<div class=\"htf-nl-label\">Free Rovaniemi Planner<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_our_3-day_Rovaniemi_planner_5_activity_discount\"><\/span>Get our 3-day Rovaniemi planner + 5% activity discount<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Honest travel letters from the Arctic \u2014 real trips, real costs, no sponsored fluff.<\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/app.kit.com\/forms\/9367902\/subscriptions\" method=\"post\">\n<input type=\"email\" name=\"email_address\" placeholder=\"your@email.com\" required \/>\n<button type=\"submit\">Send it to me<\/button>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"s4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Montenegro_four_days_one_perfect_base\"><\/span>Montenegro: four days, one perfect base<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Montenegro got four days of our loop, split across the way in and the way back. Podgorica came first \u2014 fine for supermarkets, shopping and a good dinner (we ate deliciously at a restaurant called 263), but honestly not a multi-day stop. Ulcinj gave us one night: touristy, with a huge beach, boat rentals and endless caf\u00e9s, and quite affordable \u2014 fun, but not somewhere we lingered.<\/p>\n<p>The base that made Montenegro work was <strong>Petrovac<\/strong>, where we spent two nights at Hotel Danica \u2014 central but calm, three to five minutes on foot to the beach, supermarket and caf\u00e9s, with a beautiful coastal path starting practically at the door and running past castle views to a quiet beach at the end. We wrote up the stay in detail in our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/hotels\/hotel-danica-petrovac-review\/\">Hotel Danica review<\/a>, but the short version is that we would base in Petrovac again over touristy Budva or Kotor without hesitating. From there, day trips are easy: the Sveti Stefan viewpoint is a short drive up the coast, Budva is under an hour, and Kotor follows on naturally from Budva.<\/p>\n<p>The single best thing we did in Montenegro was the <strong>Lipa Cave<\/strong> tour \u2014 a see-it-once-in-your-lifetime, water-formed cave that made a fun contrast with the lava caves we have visited in Iceland. The tour was well organised and works for any age; check current departure times before you drive out, as they run on a schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Now the warning we repeat to everyone: <strong>do not blindly trust Google Maps in Montenegro in high season<\/strong>. It reroutes everyone around traffic jams onto tiny one-lane mountain roads where two cars physically cannot pass \u2014 we ended up in reversing standoffs and scratched our rental car in the process. Take the bigger road even when the app swears the small one is ten or twenty minutes faster. It is not, and it will cost you paint.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Albania_the_heart_of_the_trip\"><\/span>Albania: the heart of the trip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Albania got the biggest share \u2014 five to six days \u2014 and deserved every one of them. We split the time between the Albanian Alps, Komani Lake, and an easy base near Tirana airport, with visits around Tirana, Durr\u00ebs and Bovilla Lake in between.<\/p>\n<p>In the Alps we stayed two nights at Natyral Razma Resort in the Raz\u00ebm area \u2014 quiet, cool air, an indoor pool and sauna, and the vegetable dishes there were a highlight of the entire Albanian leg (our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/hotels\/natyral-razma-resort-review\/\">full Razma review<\/a> has the details). We had planned a proper Alps hike and cancelled it honestly: in that heat it would have been suffering, not hiking. The viewpoints along the mountain roads gave us the drama with none of the heatstroke, and we have already decided to come back in a cooler month with a week or more just for these mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Komani Lake<\/strong> was the day that felt least like Europe and most like an adventure. You drive to Koman village, park at one of the paid lots roughly two kilometres from the ferry (around \u20ac5 a day), and minibuses shuttle you down to the water, where you are assigned a ferry by destination. The ride itself \u2014 an hour and more between mysterious cliffs \u2014 is an attraction in its own right. We slept at Twin Villas, wooden huts a couple of hundred metres from the dock with epic lake views and a star-filled sky you simply do not get under city lights; we tell that story properly in our <a href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/hotels\/twin-villas-komani-lake-review\/\">Twin Villas Komani Lake review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On money, let us kill a myth: Albania is <em>not<\/em> dirt cheap. Prices are broadly Eastern-European, some supermarket items cost Finnish-level money, and the real value is in accommodation \u2014 the standard and the views you get for the price are excellent. Hospitality was warm everywhere, the vegetable dishes were amazing (ask whether they are spicy), and tourist-trick moments were rare enough to forgive. Our last two nights at Hotel Erandi near the airport made the departure logistics painless, with Bovilla Lake&#8217;s mountains only a short drive away.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Building_your_own_Balkan_road_trip_itinerary_how_many_days_where\"><\/span>Building your own Balkan road trip itinerary: how many days where<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If we drew the map again with what we know now, we would divide a two-week loop like this: give Croatia two to three days (we got less, and felt it), let Bosnia be a driving day with the Kravica stop unless you can spare a night, hold Montenegro at four days based in Petrovac, and protect five to six days for Albania \u2014 more if the mountains call to you the way they called to us. What we would change: add the Croatia days back, and visit outside peak August, because +35&nbsp;\u00b0C days with spikes towards +42&nbsp;\u00b0C shaped every decision we made. As Lapland residents we surrendered fast and adopted the local siesta rhythm \u2014 out early, hide from noon to three, out again in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The car itself is non-negotiable for this route. Book something you will not cry over a scratch on (see: Montenegro, above), and compare prices across local and international desks \u2014 a service like <a href=\"https:\/\/gettransfer.tpx.li\/VnEZUgoc\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GetRentacar<\/a> lets you check both in one place. Confirm with the rental company that you are allowed to cross every border on your route, and expect the paperwork for it to cost a little extra \u2014 rules vary by company, so check when you book.<\/p>\n<p>And a word on the driving culture, because it is the thing people ask us about most: Balkan driving is simply less patient than what Nordic drivers are used to. Constant beeping, overtaking without signals, cars popping out of side streets. It is not a reason to skip the region. Drive slowly, stay patient, and never take the beeping personally \u2014 it is punctuation, not aggression.<\/p>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<h2 id=\"s7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"htf-faq\">\n<details>\n<summary>How many days do you need for a Balkan road trip?<\/summary>\n<p>Two weeks is the comfortable minimum for Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania in one loop. We managed it in less because our Croatia time was cut short by a cancelled flight, and adding those days back is the first thing we would change.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can you do this route without a car?<\/summary>\n<p>Not this version of it. Buses connect the big cities, but the things that made our trip \u2014 Komani Lake, the Raz\u00ebm mountains, Kravica at 17:00, small coastal bases like Petrovac \u2014 rely on having your own wheels and your own timetable.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is it safe to drive in the Balkans?<\/summary>\n<p>We felt safe throughout; it is just a less patient driving culture than northern Europe. Drive calmly, ignore the beeping, and in Montenegro take the bigger road even when your navigation app suggests a tiny shortcut \u2014 that habit cost us a scratched rental car.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can you cross borders with a rental car?<\/summary>\n<p>Usually yes, but only with the rental company&#8217;s written permission, and policies differ between companies and borders. Tell them your exact route when you book and check current requirements \u2014 do not assume it is included.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When is the best time for this route?<\/summary>\n<p>We drove it in August at +35 \u00b0C with days towards +42 \u00b0C, and we would choose June or September next time: same coastline, kinder temperatures, and you can actually hike in the Albanian Alps instead of admiring them from the car.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do all four countries use the euro?<\/summary>\n<p>No. Croatia and Montenegro use the euro, but Bosnia has the convertible mark and Albania the lek, so carry a card with fair exchange rates and a little local cash \u2014 and remember EU roaming does not cover Bosnia, so line up an eSIM before you cross.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"s8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_final_word_from_Rovaniemi\"><\/span>Our final word from Rovaniemi<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Writing this back home in Rovaniemi, the whole loop feels slightly unreal: swimming under a Bosnian waterfall, reversing standoffs on Montenegrin mountain roads, a star-drenched night above Komani Lake. Four new countries took us to 25, and Albania&#8217;s mountains took a piece of us we will have to go back and collect \u2014 in a cooler month, with more days in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Book this route if you want variety per kilometre that very few regions in Europe can match, and you are happy to trade a little driving chaos for it. Skip it \u2014 or at least reshape it \u2014 if you cannot travel outside peak summer and heat wilts you the way it wilts two Laplanders. Either way, put the buffer day at the start. Trust us on that one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Author bio -->\n<div class=\"htf-bio\">\n<div class=\"htf-bio-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"htf-bio-tag\">Your writers<\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joona_Alla\"><\/span>Joona &amp; Alla<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>A Finnish-Ukrainian couple living in Rovaniemi, Finland. Joona is a marketing professional in Lapland tourism; Alla is an AI engineer. Together we have visited 25 countries and write honest, locally-grounded travel content from our home in the Arctic.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/our-story\/\">Read our full story \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<!-- SIDEBAR -->\n<aside class=\"htf-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"htf-sidebar-sticky\">\n\n<div class=\"htf-sb htf-sb-toc\">\n<div class=\"htf-sb-label\">Contents<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#s1\">The real route<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s2\">Croatia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s3\">Bosnia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s4\">Montenegro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s5\">Albania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s6\">Days per country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s7\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#s8\">Final word<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-sb htf-sb-svc\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AI-assisted_content_for_travel_brands\"><\/span>AI-assisted content for travel brands<span 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Why Petrovac Beat Budva as Our Montenegro Base<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Central but calm, minutes from the beach, and the start of the prettiest coastal walk we found in Montenegro.<\/p><\/div><\/a>\n<a class=\"htf-card\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/hotels\/twin-villas-komani-lake-review\/\">\n<div class=\"htf-card-img nor\"><span>Albania<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-card-body\"><div class=\"htf-card-tag\">Albania<\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twin_Villas_Komani_Lake_Review_Sleeping_Above_Albanias_Most_Beautiful_Water\"><\/span>Twin Villas Komani Lake Review: Sleeping Above Albania&#8217;s Most Beautiful Water<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4><p>Wooden huts by the ferry dock, homemade family cooking and a night sky with zero light pollution.<\/p><\/div><\/a>\n<a class=\"htf-card\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/hotels\/natyral-razma-resort-review\/\">\n<div class=\"htf-card-img 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