Sleepy Riviera village known for clear-water coves.

A small pebble bay between Borsh and Sarandë.

A storied Ali Pasha castle on its own peninsula.

Ottoman merchant houses in the UNESCO old town. Restoration grants available; expect a two-year project and a lawyer who understands heritage law.

The Ionian city across the strait from Corfu — part Greek island, part Albanian promenade, fully its own place.

A castle on a hill, a string of beaches below, and a coastline that feels like Greece thirty years ago.

Where Albania declared its independence — a bay city with Ottoman architecture, a long promenade, and the Llogara Pass at its back door.

Three small islands, fifty metres from shore, in water so clear it looks edited. The Albanian Riviera at its most tropical.

A city built of stone — Ottoman tower houses, a fortress that dominates the valley, and the birthplace of Albania's greatest writer.