"Lukove and its terraces, on the Albanian riviera" Lukove by JLBG

Lukove Travel Guide: 8 reviews and 26 photos

Lukove is a small village on the Albanian Riviera, 19 km north to Saranda. The name of Lukove had been made famous by Enver Hoxha because of the terraces of Lukove.

On the old narrow unpaved road that was still there in 2007, there were almost no road signs. In 2009, the new wide and coated road was finished between Saranda and Himare, but the road signs had not yet been installed. The village on the photo should be Lukove but that might also be Piqeras, 6 km north

The Albanian riviera

Last visit to Lukove: May 2009
Intro Updated Jun 25, 2009
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Reviews (8)

Red poppy Off The Beaten Path (2)

Red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) is common throughout the whole Europe but I found that the variety that grew in Albania had a... more travel advice

Saponaria calabrica Off The Beaten Path (2)

Genus Saponaria belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family. There are about 20 species of Saponaria. The roots of some of... more travel advice

Herd of young donkeys! Things to Do (2)

A little further, a herd of a dozen of young donkeys tried to make their living along the new road. Photo 1 : a mother... more travel advice

THE Borsh donkey Things to Do (2)

In 2007, I took a photo of a nice looking donkey grazing peacefully along the narrow gravel road, high above the sea in... more travel advice

Local Customs (4)
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Bwana_Brown Oct 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM

Beautiful weather, fantastic sights and an exotic location - it does not get much better than that J-L!! It would be interesting to find out more history of the terraces of Lukove.
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matcrazy1 Sep 26, 2009 at 11:59 AM

Very picturesque area, I was lucky to see in 2008. I can't remember "your" donkey but probably I've seen him there :-)
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Nemorino Aug 24, 2009 at 1:50 PM

Interesting to see how things changed from 1988 to 2007, and again from 2007 to 2009. I like your nomination for the most beautifully flourished dump, i.e. the one with the most beautiful flowers.
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Elisabcn Aug 8, 2009 at 3:02 PM

Nice page, JL. The terraces look very beautiful in 2009 so I would not be worried! And next time you go there, please adopt the donkey!!! Thanks for sharing
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lynnehamman Aug 8, 2009 at 7:55 AM

I hope that the terraces continue to flourish. The are so picturesque. And the donkeys- sad face on first picture! Nice page, Jean-Louis
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craic Jul 13, 2009 at 3:09 AM

i hope at least some of the trees will flourish
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Jul 4, 2009 at 11:32 AM

I guess it was a pleasure to see the same donkeys two years later. And I guess the donkey recognized you and was pleased with your dry bread, haha!
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cachaseiro Jul 3, 2009 at 5:41 PM

very interesting page. never heard of the terraces of Lukove before.
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volopolo Jul 2, 2009 at 1:28 AM

I like the tip: Herd of young donkeys! Also great picture