Shebenik National Park

Glacial lakes and primeval beech forests

Librazhd, Elbasan County

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Shebenik National Park (formerly Shebenik-Jabllanicë) spans roughly 345 km² in eastern Albania along the North Macedonian border near Librazhd. Its mountainous landscape holds glacial lakes, alpine meadows and dense beech and conifer forests, and shelters Balkan lynx and brown bear. Part of its old-growth beech stands are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Practical info

Best Season: May – October
Typical visit: 2.5–5 hours

Car recommended
Outdoor

Did You Know?

Part of its primeval beech forest is inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, and the park shelters the critically endangered Balkan lynx, of which only around 30–50 remained in 2015.