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| Gjipe beach |
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| Drymandes beach |
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| The route |
Not so long ago, when the Balkans were considered an "only for the brave" travel destination, only the bravest of the brave trickled into Albania. It is not gonna be off the beaten track for much longer so make sure it gets on top of your bucket list!
"Ask anyone to give you their list of "paradise" destinations and Albania is probably one of the least likely places to crop up. But as I drop my bags, kick off my flip-flops and dive into a turquoise sea, the "P" word is the only way to describe what I'm seeing" by Matt Carroll.
I divided my Balkan tour into two parts – first
one going south from Serbia to Greece all inland and non-coastal areas of the
Balkan countries and the second one starting from Saranda, Albania and Corfu
Greece and going north the coastal road. After exploring the interior of the country
it was time to see the Albanian coast or as they call it the Albania Riviera.
The Albanian Riviera stretches nearly 300 miles
from Vlore down to Butrint, forming one of the last stretches of unspoilt
shoreline in Europe. Around almost every corner there's a strip of empty sand
that is still untouched by invasion of the package holiday hordes. Yet…I’m sure
it is about to change pretty soon…The road is winding and you have to take it
slowly but the views that reveals at every turn are just breathtaking.
