Beaches of Albania

Visit Durrës Beach for golden sands, shallow waters, and vibrant seaside dining. Explore Roman ruins and enjoy Adriatic sunsets. Plan your perfect escape today.

A quiet family beach where the mountains of Karaburun meet the Ionian, close to a nature reserve.

Fine dark sand at the mouth of the Buna river with a protected lagoon and thermal-mud tradition.

Golem Beach is the closest family-friendly beach to Tirana (45 minutes) and 12 km from Durres. Soft grey-gold sand, water shallow enough for toddlers, sunbeds from about 5-10 EUR a day, easy parking and buses — here is what it costs, when to go, and whether it is worth your day.

A remote crescent of pale pebbles wedged between two towering canyon walls where the Gjipe river meets the Ionian — reached by a 25-minute walk down a dirt track or by boat from Jale.

Undeveloped dark-sand Adriatic beach at the Seman river mouth.

A long shingle bay just south of Himarë ringed by olive groves and family-run guesthouses — the calmest, most local-feeling Riviera beach.

The longest beach on the Albanian Riviera, backed by the largest olive grove in the country — sleepy, cheap and gloriously undeveloped.

A pine-shaded white pebble beach north of Dhërmi popular with backpackers for its bars and beach camping.

Turquoise water and a small pebble cove between two headlands — the launchpad for boats to Gjipe.

A pocket-sized cove of clear water and smooth pebbles near Sarandë — 'the mirror' for its glassy calm.

A private-feeling arc of clear water between two headlands south of Porto Palermo, reached by a rough track.

One of southern Albania's most remote white-pebble beaches, only reachable by 4x4 or boat.

A quiet gravel beach split by a small river estuary — a favourite family stop between Borsh and Lukova.

'Seagull Beach' — a short, cliff-backed white-pebble cove north of Sarandë with crystal water.

A small cliff-hemmed pebble beach near Sarandë, known for its beach club and sunset views.

Vlorë's new sandy promenade beach, family-friendly with palm-lined walks and beach bars.

A calm pebbly bay on the road south from Vlorë, popular with families and small resorts.

A long sandy Adriatic beach north of Lezhë with warm shallow water — one of Albania's family-holiday classics.

An empty sandy peninsula wrapped by pine forest, culminating at Skanderbeg's castle ruins on the sea.

A wide dune beach inside Divjakë-Karavasta National Park, backed by pine forest and a flamingo lagoon.

Long open dune-backed sand at the mouth of the Shkumbin — one of central Albania's wildest beaches.

A calmer sandy strip south of Golem popular with domestic weekenders.