Pogradec
Pogradec is a town in the east of Albania on the shores of Lake Ohrid. In 2019 the mixed UNESCO World Heritage site "Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region" was extended to also include the Albanian side of the lake. Wikivoyage
Population 20,848 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Albania
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Pogradec Castle Attraction · 970 m - Lasgush Poradeci Memorial · 690 m
- Mitrush Kuteli Memorial · 710 m
- Pogradec Museum Museum · 880 m
- Kalaja Pogradec Viewpoint · 990 m
- Lapidar Memorial · 990 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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The Koran Festival
September
The Koran Festival in Pogradec is a cultural and tourist activity, which was organized for the first time on September 14, 2024
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Pogradec); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.