16/06/2026
ALBANIAN ALPS SUMMER SCHOOL III
"Mapping the Cultural Landscape in the Settlements of the Albanian Alps"
OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Location: Budaçe-Lëpushë, Kelmend, Lëpushë Valley
"Albanian Alps" National Park
Dates: 03-09 July 2026
Application deadline: 10 June 2026
Organised by GO2Albania
Co-organisers: Réseau Tramontana, The Administration of Protected Areas, Shkodër
Funded by: Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust - PONT, European Union - Creative Europe programme
The "Albanian Alps" National Park (IUCN Category II) was established by Government Decision No. 59, dated 26.01.2022, as the largest park in Albania, with an area of 82,844.65 ha.
Situated in the northernmost part of the country, the Park extends across the municipalities of Shkodër and Malësi e Madhe in the Shkodër District, and the municipality of Tropojë in the Kukës District. To the south, it is bordered by three nature parks: "Nikaj-Mertur" (2014), "Lugina e Shalës" (2022) and "Shkrel" (2016). To the north, it is bordered by the Prokletije National Park (2009) of Montenegro, and to the north-east by the Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park (2012) of Kosovo. Together, these parks form the Albanian Alps, which are situated on the south-easternmost edge of the Dinaric Alps.
The Albanian Alps represent the most magnificent region of Albania. They are the land of myths and legends, of the Këngët e Kreshnikëve and of the Kanun, of heroes who set out to war with a warrior's song and are honoured with a manly wail, of besa and of burrnesha. The Alps are the origin and territory of the majority of the 10 untamed tribes of Gegnia, scattered throughout history from the Danube to the Aegean, and from the Apennines to beyond the Atlantic.
The traditional way of life of the inhabitants, settled from the river valleys to the deepest and most isolated streams, has evolved very slowly over the last 3,000 years, shaping the cultural landscape.
This landscape contains a precious heritage of historical, anthropological, archaeological, ecological and spiritual significance, often threatened by abandonment, modernisation, and climate change.
Taking place in one of the Alps' newest settlements, which until a century ago was used for grazing livestock, this 7-day summer school will offer a unique field experience for the recognition, documentation and mapping of the cultural landscape, to help understand rural civilisation in the mountains of Gegnia.
The programme provides an interdisciplinary space for field-based study of mountain settlements in northern Albania, critical reflection and collective knowledge production.
Details about the Summer School process and the application process can be found in the open call pack at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vGsTWYIfV7xfMQaPVOY4nh5xLzOPXmd3/view?usp=drive_link
GO2 Creative Europe Desk Albania
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