Advantages and features of a beach holiday in the resort town of Vlore

The resort city of Vlore is a locality with well-developed infrastructure. It covers an area of 12 square kilometers, with a population of over 130 thousand people. It is one of the few Albanian cities where a vacation can be comfortable and fun not only for a week, but also for two, even for a month.

Vlore: relaxation and entertainment

Vlore beaches: two large ones and many more, located in its suburbs.

Urban beaches:

- Old Beach. Located not far from the port of Vlore. It is large in both length and width; the best part is to the north, where a conifer forest grows.

The beach has free access, is considered public, although tourists from nearby hotels also relax here. The beach is sandy, the entry into the sea is gentle. All beach infrastructure is available: toilets, changing cabins, showers, cafés, stalls.

- Ri Beach. It is generally similar, but rocky.

The best locations for a beach holiday are considered Bora Bora (paid) and the Radima commune (free beach, very comfortable, fine pebbles).

We can name beaches such as:

Dhermi – pebbles, surrounded by citrus and olive plantations.

Himare – developed infrastructure, including diving.

Orikum – golden sand and various entertainment.

Palase – very picturesque; the main guests are fishermen and diving enthusiasts. There is no other entertainment.

Accommodation in Vlore offers many hotels and hospitality facilities in the port city, for every taste and budget. The same goes for cafés, restaurants, nightclubs and other structures that enhance a beach holiday. On the sea you are invited by scooters, catamarans, boats.

The list of excursions includes short cruises. Nearby there are mountains for climbing enthusiasts. For hikers it is a real paradise: wide paved streets; walking paths through conifer forests, olive plantations and exceptional citrus gardens.

The season lasts from May to October, but the right time is summer. Air temperature in June – August is 25-30 °C, water temperature is up to 26 °C.

How to get to Vlore

- by bus from Tirana or Durres. In the first case the trip takes 3 hours, in the second – about 2 hours. The price is 600-400 lek (about 5 and 4 dollars).

- by car along a route by the sea and through mountain roads. It is very picturesque.