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Borsh Beach
At roughly 7 km, the longest single beach on the Riviera, backed by one of Albania's largest olive groves.
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Dhërmi Beach
A long white pebble shore under the Ceraunian ridge, and the Riviera's main nightlife strip.
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Drymades Beach
The pine-backed northern half of the Dhërmi bay, slightly quieter than the main strip.
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Durrës Beach
A continuous sand strip running south from the city — the busiest beach in Albania by visitor numbers.
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Filikuri Beach
A hidden cove with a sea cave, most easily reached by boat from Himarë.
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General Beach (Plazhi i Gjeneralit)
A sheltered arc on the Rodon cape, below Skanderbeg's coastal castle.
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Gjipe Beach
A pebble beach at the mouth of a limestone canyon, reachable only on foot or by boat.
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Golem and Mali i Robit
The continuation of the Durrës sand south past Qerret and Mali i Robit.
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Grama Bay
A remote bay on the Karaburun peninsula whose cliffs carry Greek and Latin inscriptions cut by ancient sailors.
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Jal Beach
Two adjacent pebble coves below Vuno, long a summer-camping spot for young Albanians.
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Kakome Bay
A deep, clear bay north of Sarandë, long the subject of a contested development.
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Krorëz Beach
One of the least-developed larger coves on the southern Riviera.
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Ksamil Beaches
Shallow, very clear water and four low islets a short swim offshore.
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Lalzit Bay
A pine-backed sand bay north of Durrës that has become Albania's main resort-property zone.
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Livadhi Beach
The broad bay immediately south of Himarë, the most developed beach on that stretch.
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Lukovë and Bunec
A run of small coves — Bunec, Krorëz and Shpella — below the village of Lukovë.
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Mirror Beach (Pasqyrat)
Rock shelves and a small pebble strip where the water is unusually still.
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Palasë Beach
The first Riviera beach south of the Llogara pass, below the road's most dramatic descent.
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Porto Palermo Bay
A near-enclosed bay wrapped around Ali Pasha's triangular fortress on its own peninsula.
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Potami Beach
A compact bay just north of Himarë, backed by cliffs and olive slopes.
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Pulëbardha Beach
A small cove between Sarandë and Ksamil, reached by a rough track.
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Radhimë Beach
The sheltered eastern shore of the Bay of Vlorë, facing the Karaburun peninsula.
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Shëngjin Beach
The main northern resort beach, with the Kune-Vain pine and lagoon reserve alongside.
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Spille Beach
A quieter sand beach south of Kavajë, backed by farmland rather than hotels.
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Uji i Ftohtë
Vlorë's own beach quarter, named for the cold springs that surface there.
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Velipojë Beach
A very shallow, wide sand beach at the Buna delta, beside a protected lagoon.