10 hour overnight ferry crossing to Durres with Adria Ferries. Few facilities and few passengers. Exchange some Euros for Leke. Roadworks redirect traffic onto beach and difficult to avoid highways.
Mosques immediately feature in the townships on route.
In the countryside, near Peqin, the VE crosses a typical Roman bridge. The road follows the River Shkumbin to Elbasen where a southern branch of the VE joins from Apollonia. Remains of the Topcias Roman bridge are just visible amongst the debris, rubbish and electricity generating plant on the Elbasen side of the Shkumbin. The redundant gigantic industrial estate of the communist era is in this vicinity is a frightful place, like the ancient civilizations, also in ruin.
Elbasen has an ancient walled city section and Rruga Egnatia runs straight through the center of it. In the distance the mountains are snow capped!
Mosques immediately feature in the townships on route.
In the countryside, near Peqin, the VE crosses a typical Roman bridge. The road follows the River Shkumbin to Elbasen where a southern branch of the VE joins from Apollonia. Remains of the Topcias Roman bridge are just visible amongst the debris, rubbish and electricity generating plant on the Elbasen side of the Shkumbin. The redundant gigantic industrial estate of the communist era is in this vicinity is a frightful place, like the ancient civilizations, also in ruin.
Elbasen has an ancient walled city section and Rruga Egnatia runs straight through the center of it. In the distance the mountains are snow capped!
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