Albanian Beach Holidays

Editrorial Note: From the North Coast of Corfu one can plainly see the coast of Albania. Once a forbidden land, the small city of Seranda now exhibits hints of a burgeoning tourist development complete with high-rise hotels and mega resorts. Stewart Palmer offers a bit of insight into Albania's growing tourist facilities along with a few tips on taking an Albanian beach holiday.

Albania has a long coast-

line on the Adriatic and

Ionian seas. Much of it

is very pretty with many

sandy beaches, virtually

untouched by main-

stream tourism. Identi-

fying beach resorts in

Albania and obtaining

sufficient information

about them to plan a

vacation is still not easy.

The Albania beach holiday

travel tips that follow are

intended to help identify

and describe three of the

country's beach resorts.

Himara

The small port of Himara

is situated at the foot of

the Keravnia mountain in

southern Albania, about

eighty miles north of the

Greek border and nearly

opposite the Greek is-

land of Corfu. As well as its close geographical proximity to Greece, the local inhabitants are mainly Greek speaking and the general atmosphere of the area provides an insight into how Corfu must have been in the days before mass tourism arrived.

Himara Travel Tip:

You will find several travel web sites listing accommodations in Himara. If you feel insecure about making your own arrangements in such an undeveloped country, holidays in this resort can also be booked through Sunvil, an ABTA tour operator.

Dhermi and Drymades Beaches

Between Dhermi and the next major beach at Drymades, there are numerous pebble beach coves located between picturesque, rocky outcrops. They are all totally deserted and most are ideal for swimming or snorkelling.

Drymades Beach is enormous, yet even at the height of summer, there are usually very few people to found on it. It has one relaxing little beach bar and behind it is a campsite and beach bungalows. There is also a holiday village complex offering good accommodation in the form of villas, cottages and hotel rooms. The complex has been developed tastefully and does not in anyway spoil this beautiful area.

Drymades Beach Travel Tip:

Consider staying at the Drymades Beach Complex if you are looking for a high standard of accommodation at very reasonable prices.

Golem Beach Mali Robit Resort

Mali Robit is a resort, situated on the Adriatic coast at Golem Beach. It is

situated about 30 miles from Tirana, the capital of Albania and six miles

from the port of Dures. The beach here is sandy and provides safe bath-

ing. It is a resort with a spectacular backdrop of rugged mountain scen-

ery but it has made more concessions to tourism than most, with its

beach being one of those long, straight, sun-bed and parasol types you

find all over the Mediterranean. The major provider of accommodation is

the Mali Robit resort hotel. This offers modern facilities, forty five apart-

ments and five villas. There are other modern hotels at Golem beach and

plenty of other types of accommodation.

Golem beach travel tip:

Although there is plenty of unspoilt places to visit in the surrounding area, only consider this resort if you prioritise high standards of accommodation and tourist facilities over staying in the "Real Albania"

Go to Albania now before it is spoilt.

Albania remains one of Europe's poorest countries and it may take some time to develop its tourist potential to the extent where it becomes a mass tourist attraction. However, development of beach resorts in a country that is desperate for income can often occur haphazardly and without official sanction or well thought out planning. A picturesque village one year can be turned into a mess of half built concrete shells the next. Sadly, there are already plenty of examples of this having occurred. The best travel tip for enjoying the tranquillity and beauty of Albania's coastal areas is to go now before it is too late.

About the Author: Stewart is very passionate about travel. He is a travel article writer and runs a travel-tip website, which aims to provide travel tips and information about holiday vacation destinations worldwide. He travels a great deal and derives enormous pleasure from visiting as many of the world’s favourite travel destinations as possible.

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Beach Holidays in Albania

by Stewart Palmer