Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) posted Saturday images of Lake Koman, with a growing number of international tourists canoeing on this considerably vast body of water that provides a perfect ‘playground’ for kayaking, canoeing and sailing along the lake, which lies among green hills, vertical slopes, deep gorges and a narrow valley.

Albania’s north has been enjoying well-deserved accolades from international and local tourists in the last few years. It is slowly but surely claiming its rightful place at the top of travel lists worldwide. No wonder, with fairytale places like Theth, Valbona and Shala River.

The spectacular Lake Koman, a huge reservoir in the Drin River, is actually also fed by both the Shala and Valbona rivers. Stretching for an area of 34 square kilometers, from Koman Village all the way to Fierzë Village, the lake is home to 13 different species of fish, crustaceans and amphibians.

The mostly narrow lake is nestled among the mountains of the Shkodra and Kukës regions. It is incredible that such a beautiful place is the result of a reservoir constructed in 1978 near the village of Koman.

The cross-lake trip from Koman to Fierza lasts for less than three hours and is hailed as one of the top travel experiences in Albania. The canoe riding offers the most wonderful moving panorama of the untouched landscape surrounding the lake.

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