Vlorë, Albania

Vlorë is quite similar to Durres in that it’s a port town with a long beach stretching south, also lined with hotels and restaurants. We were dropped by our taxi mid-morning at the bus terminal in the centre of town and had a couple of km walk down to our apartment on the beach.

Considered to be the NW gateway to the Albanian Riviera we booked 2 days in Vlorë to research the best way of cruising down the coast from there. We started off trying to find a way to get to the first beach town but faced the same issues with public transport. No information and no schedules.

Looking at the map, and remembering the issues we’d had in Sicily we decided to hire a car for a few days hoping that would give us greater flexibility. And potentially a better chance of doing some hikes.

The water was crystal clear here compared to Durres so we happily spent a spare day between the beach and the town.Read more