Beach
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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Mountain range
Ceraunian Mountains
The coastal ridge that makes the Riviera: 2,000 m peaks rising directly out of the Ionian.
Village
Dhërmi
An old white village on the slope above one of the Riviera's longest pebble beaches.
Beach
Dhërmi Beach
A long white pebble shore under the Ceraunian ridge, and the Riviera's main nightlife strip.
Beach
Drymades Beach
The pine-backed northern half of the Dhërmi bay, slightly quieter than the main strip.
Canyon
Gjipe Canyon
A narrow limestone slot that meets the sea at Gjipe beach — the Riviera's one true canyon.
Town
Himarë
The centre of the Riviera coast: a Greek-speaking historical community, an old hill village and a string of coves.
Beach
Jal Beach
Two adjacent pebble coves below Vuno, long a summer-camping spot for young Albanians.
Beach
Krorëz Beach
One of the least-developed larger coves on the southern Riviera.
Town
Ksamil
Four small islands and very clear shallow water; the most photographed and most crowded stretch of the Albanian coast.
Beach
Ksamil Beaches
Shallow, very clear water and four low islets a short swim offshore.
Beach
Livadhi Beach
The broad bay immediately south of Himarë, the most developed beach on that stretch.
Protected area
Llogara National Park
A pine-forested pass at 1,027 m where the road drops from mountain forest to the Ionian in a few kilometres.
Beach
Lukovë and Bunec
A run of small coves — Bunec, Krorëz and Shpella — below the village of Lukovë.
Mountain
Maja e Çikës
The 2,045 m high point of the Ceraunian ridge, directly above the Riviera coast.
Beach
Mirror Beach (Pasqyrat)
Rock shelves and a small pebble strip where the water is unusually still.
Beach
Palasë Beach
The first Riviera beach south of the Llogara pass, below the road's most dramatic descent.
Historic site
Porto Palermo Castle
A triangular fortress on a causeway peninsula, built for Ali Pasha of Tepelena.
Beach
Potami Beach
A compact bay just north of Himarë, backed by cliffs and olive slopes.
Beach
Pulëbardha Beach
A small cove between Sarandë and Ksamil, reached by a rough track.
Village
Qeparo
A half-abandoned upper village of stone houses above a quiet shingle bay.
City
Sarandë
The Ionian resort town facing Corfu, and the arrival point for most visitors to southern Albania.
City
Vlorë
Where the Adriatic meets the Ionian, and where Albanian independence was declared in 1912.
County
Vlorë County
The long southern coast: the Albanian Riviera, the Karaburun peninsula and the Corfu channel.
Village
Vuno
A steep stone village between Dhërmi and Himarë, above Jal and Gjipe.