Description of the attraction
Mount Dayt is a peak and national park in central Albania, east of Tirana. Its highest point is 1613 m above sea level. In winter, the mountain is covered with snow and is a popular pastime for the people of Tirana.
Pine, oak and beech forests grow on the slopes of Mount Dayt, as well as canyons, waterfalls, caves, lakes and an ancient castle. The mountain was declared a National Park in 1966, the total area of the park is about 30 thousand hectares.
In addition to forests and beautiful mountain landscapes with lots of wild flowers, the conservation area is home to many mammals. The park is home to a wild boar, a Eurasian wolf, a fox, a hare, a brown bear and a wild cat. In the lower part of the mountains, the vegetation consists of heather, myrtle and strawberries. Oak dominates at about 1000 m above sea level, followed by beech forests with coniferous trees. There is almost no vegetation at the top.
Mount Dayt can be reached via a narrow paved mountain road to the Fusha-i-Dayty plateau. It used to be a summer camp, but now it is occupied by restaurants, radio and TV towers. At the top there is a monument “Mother Albania”, traditional for the communist regimes, there is a memorial “Cemetery of Heroes”, as well as the grave of the most famous leader of the country - Enver Hoxha. This site offers an excellent view of Tirana and its surroundings, it is called the "balcony of Tirana". Since June 2005, a cable car has been operating from the eastern outskirts of Tirana to the plateau, transporting visitors to an altitude of 1050 meters.
Recently, traces of prehistoric settlements and fortifications of later periods have been found in the area.
