Strand
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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Dorp
Dhërmi
An old white village on the slope above one of the Riviera's longest pebble beaches.
Strand
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.
Stad
Durrës
Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.
Strand
Durrës Beach
A continuous sand strip running south from the city — the busiest beach in Albania by visitor numbers.
County
Durrës County
The country's smallest county by area and its main gateway: the biggest port, the longest sandy beach.
Strand
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.
Dorp
Golem
The busiest stretch of the central sandy coast, immediately south of Durrës.
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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.
Plaats
Himarë
The centre of the Riviera coast: a Greek-speaking historical community, an old hill village and a string of coves.
Strand
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.
Plaats
Ksamil
Four small islands and very clear shallow water; the most photographed and most crowded stretch of the Albanian coast.
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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.
Dorp
Qeparo
A half-abandoned upper village of stone houses above a quiet shingle bay.
Strand
Radhimë Beach
The sheltered eastern shore of the Bay of Vlorë, facing the Karaburun peninsula.
Plaats
Shëngjin
A northern beach resort and small commercial port backed by the Kune-Vain pine lagoons.
Strand
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.
Dorp
Velipojë
A wide, shallow sand beach at the Buna river mouth, with a protected lagoon reserve.
Strand
Velipojë Beach
A very shallow, wide sand beach at the Buna delta, beside a protected lagoon.