Near the border 5km east of Pogradec, Drilon is a lush and delightful park set around the ponds where crystal-clear water originating from Lake Prespa bubbles up from the side of Mali i Thate ('dry') mountain at an amazing 7 cubic metres per second. You can feed the ducks and swans and rent a boat for a quiet paddle around. The Vila Art restaurant (tel. +355 68 225 32 45) serves coffee, snacks and Albanian food.
The small village of Tushemist, a few hundred metres east of the park, is worth a visit for its 6th century St. Pantaleon church with its original floor mosaic.
Drilon can be reached by the bus to Tushemist, departing from near the Orthodox church daily at 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 12:30, 13:30 and 16:00 (tickets 30 lek), on one of the irregular furgon minibuses (50 lek) from the same point, or by taxi (200 lek).
The small village of Tushemist, a few hundred metres east of the park, is worth a visit for its 6th century St. Pantaleon church with its original floor mosaic.
Drilon can be reached by the bus to Tushemist, departing from near the Orthodox church daily at 08:30, 09:30, 10:30, 12:30, 13:30 and 16:00 (tickets 30 lek), on one of the irregular furgon minibuses (50 lek) from the same point, or by taxi (200 lek).
