City in Albania · Korçë
Korça
Korça lies on a plateau in the east of the country at around 850 metres above sea level. It is the only one of our cities with a real winter: the climate is continental, with snow and frost, and the cost of living is among the lowest.
- Region
- South-east
- Altitude
- ≈850 m above sea level
- To Tirana
- ≈180 km
- Border
- Greece (Kapshtica)
Good to know
- The Old Bazaar is a restored historic quarter in the city centre.
- Birra Korça, one of the country's best-known beers, is brewed here.
- The only large city where snow regularly settles in winter.
Districts and surroundings
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- Old Bazaar
- Centre
- Mborje
- Drenovë
- Voskopojë
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