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Ksamil: clear shallow water and small wooded islets

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Beaches

The pebble coves and islets of the Ionian Riviera and the long sandy beaches of the Adriatic.

Beach · Vlorë

Ksamil Beaches

Shallow, very clear water and four low islets a short swim offshore.

Beach · Vlorë

Gjipe Beach

A pebble beach at the mouth of a limestone canyon, reachable only on foot or by boat.

Beach · Vlorë

Dhërmi Beach

A long white pebble shore under the Ceraunian ridge, and the Riviera's main nightlife strip.

Beach · Vlorë

Grama Bay

A remote bay on the Karaburun peninsula whose cliffs carry Greek and Latin inscriptions cut by ancient sailors.

Beach · Vlorë

Drymades Beach

The pine-backed northern half of the Dhërmi bay, slightly quieter than the main strip.

Beach · Vlorë

Borsh Beach

At roughly 7 km, the longest single beach on the Riviera, backed by one of Albania's largest olive groves.

Beach · Vlorë

Palasë Beach

The first Riviera beach south of the Llogara pass, below the road's most dramatic descent.

Beach · Vlorë

Lukovë and Bunec

A run of small coves — Bunec, Krorëz and Shpella — below the village of Lukovë.

Beach · Vlorë

Jal Beach

Two adjacent pebble coves below Vuno, long a summer-camping spot for young Albanians.

Beach · Vlorë

Livadhi Beach

The broad bay immediately south of Himarë, the most developed beach on that stretch.

Beach · Durrës

Durrës Beach

A continuous sand strip running south from the city — the busiest beach in Albania by visitor numbers.

Beach · Shkodër

Velipojë Beach

A very shallow, wide sand beach at the Buna delta, beside a protected lagoon.

Beach · Vlorë

Radhimë Beach

The sheltered eastern shore of the Bay of Vlorë, facing the Karaburun peninsula.

Beach · Vlorë

Mirror Beach (Pasqyrat)

Rock shelves and a small pebble strip where the water is unusually still.

Beach · Vlorë

Porto Palermo Bay

A near-enclosed bay wrapped around Ali Pasha's triangular fortress on its own peninsula.

Beach · Vlorë

Pulëbardha Beach

A small cove between Sarandë and Ksamil, reached by a rough track.

Beach · Vlorë

Filikuri Beach

A hidden cove with a sea cave, most easily reached by boat from Himarë.

Beach · Lezhë

Shëngjin Beach

The main northern resort beach, with the Kune-Vain pine and lagoon reserve alongside.

Beach · Vlorë

Krorëz Beach

One of the least-developed larger coves on the southern Riviera.

Beach · Vlorë

Potami Beach

A compact bay just north of Himarë, backed by cliffs and olive slopes.

Beach · Vlorë

Uji i Ftohtë

Vlorë's own beach quarter, named for the cold springs that surface there.

Beach · Vlorë

Kakome Bay

A deep, clear bay north of Sarandë, long the subject of a contested development.

Beach · Tiranë

Spille Beach

A quieter sand beach south of Kavajë, backed by farmland rather than hotels.

Beach · Tiranë

Golem and Mali i Robit

The continuation of the Durrës sand south past Qerret and Mali i Robit.

Beach · Durrës

Lalzit Bay

A pine-backed sand bay north of Durrës that has become Albania's main resort-property zone.

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