Durrës
Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.
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Golem is a long sandy beach south of Durrës with a lot of hotels. It is one of the busiest beach areas in the country in summer.
Golem is a long sandy beach south of Durrës with a lot of hotels. It is one of the busiest beach areas in the country in summer.
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Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.
A market town behind the Adriatic dunes, near the wide beaches of Golem and Spille.
A quieter sand beach south of Kavajë, backed by farmland rather than hotels.
The continuation of the Durrës sand south past Qerret and Mali i Robit.
A continuous sand strip running south from the city — the busiest beach in Albania by visitor numbers.
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