As the popularity of hiking grows, countries from Jordan to Sweden and Albania are launching trails to lure travellers who’ve already ticked off Spain’s Camino.
The unforgettable landscape of the Wadi Rum Desert in southern Jordan. Alamy
Albania is having a moment. If you have a friend who’s always the first to discover a destination, they’ve probably already been raving about its golden beaches, its Ottoman-era towns with old-style bazaars, its UNESCO World-Heritage sites – and the far-flung village of Theth.
“Everybody’s talking about Theth,” says Kate Baker, general manager of UTracks, specialists in European walking holidays. This village in a remote valley in the north of the country is drawing adventurous travellers with its lost-in-time vibe, its family-run guesthouses and its dramatic scenery, ringed by a series of soaring peaks.
