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Livadhe
This wonderful beach, called 'Aquarium' by the locals, is just 20 min walk from the main Jal Beach.There are good possibilities for you to be the only people there. The beach is small and very
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isolated. The water in frontof the beach is sorroundedby big rocks. The beautyand cleanliness of thissandy beach attract manyvisitors in summer
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Blue Eye
A "blue eye" is a karstic watersource located 18 km fromSaranda, recognizedthroughout Albania for itscrystal blue waters. To find it,one must first locate a smallroad turning off of the nationalroad that leads to Gjirokastra.Pass the Bistrica I hydro powerstation, turn left on the sideroad and, after about twokilometers, you will find the"blue eye" in the midst of green
vegetation. . On average, six cubic meters of water pass through it daily.
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Llogara National Park
This park is located 40 km
southeast of Vlora on the
border between the Adriatic
and Ionian seas. The park
starts at 470 m above sea
level and climbs to 2018 m.
Close to the peak of Llogara
Pass visitors may notice
beautifullyshaped trees
formed by air currents. Ask
for the tree locallyknown as
"Pisha Flamur" (the Flag
Pine) located by the road.
From the Llogara Pass one can clearly see the Ionian Sea three kilometers away, the steep rocky
sides of Vetëtima (Lightning) Mountain and large parts of the Riviera. Running through the park is the
national road, VloraHimaraSaranda.
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Portopalermo
South of Himare on a small peninsula there is a closed bay and around it there is the castle of PortoPalermo, built by Ali Pasha of Ioannina in the early nineteenth century. It's still in excellent condition. Thecastle was built on the site of an existing monastery described by British traveller Leake, and an oldercastle. Along the link with the mainland there is the beautiful church of Agios Nikolaos, which is connectedwith various legends and stories for the construction of the castle.
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Jal
About 190 kilometres southof Tirana, Albania, betweenDhërmi andHimara (Himarë)in the hills above the coast,the small town of Vuno isn’treally on most people’stourist radar. Not, that is,unless they’re headed twokilometres away to two ofthe Albanian Riviera’s mostbeautiful waterside retreats:the Jal and Gjipe beaches.
Although not entirely devoid of tourist services – there are a few familyrun restaurants andguesthouses at Jal – they are still blissfully unspoiled by mass tourism. However, with a new mainroad to the southern Albanian coast nearing completion, some people are concerned that these localgems won’t be spared for much longer.
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Dhermi
Several spectacularly beautifulbeaches can be found in theDhermi and Drymades area.There is even an oversized,open air club called theHavana Bar on the mainDhemi beach. But otherwisethe beach has made fewconcessions to tourism. Thesea here is crystal clear andmust surely be amongst thecleanest on the planet.Between Dhermi and the next
major beach at Drymades, there are numerous pebble beach coves located between picturesque, rockyoutcrops. They are all totally deserted and most are ideal for swimming or snorkelling. Drymades Beach isenormous, yet even at the height of summer, there are usually very few people to found on it. It has onerelaxing little beach bar and behind it is a
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Gjipe
The nearby Canyon of Gjipe is situated in the lower part of the Gjipe Brook, between Vuno and Ilias, twovillages close to the Beach of Gjipe Gjipe. This canyon represents a narrow strait, created by the activity ofthe brook flowing through its narrow pass. It measures over 800m long, 1020m wide and possesses a fewshallow caves. The cracks on the cliffs make it very difficult to climb down the walls of the canyon withoutprofessional equipment. Climbing up and down the Gjipe Brook is very dangerous because of falling rocksand is inadvisable. The scenery is amazing and close by is the beach of Gjipe with clean sand and sea,
small caves and a rockyshore.
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Llaman
After getting to Vlora, thesouthcoast's most importantcity, past the LlogaraNational Park, the town ofHimara and the village ofPotam, a small wonderfulbeach lies ahead. Stuckbetween rocky hills, LlamanBeach has been kept awayfrom everyone's greed,turning it into somethingspecial. The main attractions
are the nearby islets,
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Monastery ofMesopotam
The monastery of Mesopotamis located to the South of Finiq.In earlier times, this was apagan temple on whose ruinsthe Church of St. Koll was builtby the Byzantine emperor,Constantine the Ninth ofMonomak. The churcharchitecture at the monasteryhas a typical Byzantinearchitecture. It is one of thelargest and oldest churches of
its period. Its icons depict mostly quadruped and mammal motifs. In its main hall, a mosaic depicts a dragonwith spreadout wings. Visitors can see the ruins of the old surrounding walls of the monastery with sevenquadrangular towers. These walls predate the church.
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The Quadrangular Castle of Butrint
This small castle of Ali Pasha Tepelena built on 18071808 is located on a cape jetting out into the sea. Itwas built to prevent the French from taking Butrint from their base in Corfu. This castle has a quadrangularshape with a tower on each corner. Its defensive system is easy to spot. The wall facing the sea is 5 m highand 2.80 m thick with places for cannons. The castle has two gates, one of which opens up on the Butrintchannel.
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