Balkans National Parks Passport
Balkans, Southeastern Europe
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About this quest
A collection of the Balkans' national parks, from the Albanian Alps and Durmitor's glacial lakes to Croatia's Plitvice and Krka, and the wetlands of Greece's northern parks. Companion to the European NP Passport, scoped to the region.
Quick facts
- parks
- 56located
- shape
- passport
- total distance
- not yet measured
- best season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- days
- not yet measured
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Journey overview
8 of 56 places. Open the full itinerary to explore any place.
- PlaceAlbania
Albanian Alps National Park, Albania.
- PlaceAlbania
Prespa National Park (Albania), Albania.
- PlaceNorth Macedonia
Mavrovo National Park, North Macedonia.
- PlaceCroatia
Kornati National Park, Croatia.
- PlaceCroatia
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Risnjak National Park, Croatia.
- PlaceAlbania
Divjakë-Karavasta National Park, Albania.
- PlaceSerbia
Fruška Gora National Park, Serbia.
- PlaceGreece
North Pindos National Park, Greece.
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Overview
This pack collects 50 national parks across eight Balkan countries and Greece's northern reach: Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, and Greece. Every park here is sourced to a Wikidata entity verified against the "instance of national park" (P31=Q46169) claim; coordinates come directly from each entity's own location data, never estimated.
sourcing and open items
Live with 50 of the 56 sourced parks. 6 are held back (hike row created but deactivated, not deleted) pending verification with the national authority: Theth National Park, Valbona Valley National Park, Zall-Gjoçaj National Park, Kučaj-Beljanica National Park, Stara Planina National Park, North Pindos National Park — see the original draft (docs/content/balkans-np-passport.md) for the specific open question on each. Left out of the pack entirely pending ground-truthing (no coordinate could be sourced, never invented): Lake Kerkini National Park (Q24953265, no P625 coordinate claim on the Wikidata entity). Cross-border parks sharing a name (Prespa in Albania and Greece) are kept as distinct checkpoints, one per country, matching how each is actually administered.
Balkans National Parks Passport: common questions
When is the best time to do Balkans National Parks Passport?
The best season for Balkans National Parks Passport is Spring, Summer, Fall.
How many checkpoints does Balkans National Parks Passport have?
Balkans National Parks Passport has 56 checkpoints to log on the way to finishing it.
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