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Sunday,10November2013 RrethNesh LajmeteFundit Kontakte "Contactno:+355684053164" "Email:info@ecoturist.com" Home Destinations Accommodation ResponsibleTravel Gallery Booking I ns piring Ec ot ouris m Green, af f ordable, f res h air Ec ot ouris m See us in ac t ion Book y our holiday s ! MainMenu Home Destinations HomePage Accomodations XMLParsingErrorat2:32.Error76:Mismatchedtag Faccilities Prices AboutUs Overview Livadhe Thiswonderfulbeach,called'Aquarium'bythelocals,isjust20minwalkfromthemainJalBeach. There are good possibilities for you to be the only people there. The beach is small and very

isolated. The water in front of the beach is sorrounded by big rocks. The beauty and cleanliness of this sandy beach attract many visitorsinsummer UsefulLinks Tours Weather Anerroroccuredduringparsing XMLdata.Pleasetryagain. ShowDetails Banner BlueEye A"blueeye"isakarsticwater sourcelocated18kmfrom Saranda,recognized throughoutAlbaniaforits crystalbluewaters.Tofindit, onemustfirstlocateasmall roadturningoffofthenational roadthatleadstoGjirokastra. PasstheBistricaIhydropower station,turnleftontheside roadand,afterabouttwo kilometers,youwillfindthe "blueeye"inthemidstofgreen vegetation..Onaverage,sixcubicmetersofwaterpassthroughitdaily. ShowDetails

LlogaraNationalPark Thisparkislocated40km southeastofVloraonthe borderbetweentheAdriatic andIonianseas.Thepark startsat470mabovesea levelandclimbsto2018m. ClosetothepeakofLlogara Passvisitorsmaynotice beautifullyshapedtrees formedbyaircurrents.Ask forthetreelocallyknownas "PishaFlamur"(theFlag Pine)locatedbytheroad. FromtheLlogaraPassonecanclearlyseetheIonianSeathreekilometersaway,thesteeprocky sidesofVettima(Lightning)MountainandlargepartsoftheRiviera.Runningthroughtheparkisthe nationalroad,VloraHimaraSaranda. ShowDetails Portopalermo SouthofHimareonasmallpeninsulathereisaclosedbayandarounditthereisthecastleofPorto Palermo,builtbyAliPashaofIoanninaintheearlynineteenthcentury.It'sstillinexcellentcondition.The castlewasbuiltonthesiteofanexistingmonasterydescribedbyBritishtravellerLeake,andanolder castle.AlongthelinkwiththemainlandthereisthebeautifulchurchofAgiosNikolaos,whichisconnected withvariouslegendsandstoriesfortheconstructionofthecastle. ShowDetails

Jal About190kilometressouth ofTirana,Albania,between DhrmiandHimara(Himar) inthehillsabovethecoast, thesmalltownofVunoisnt reallyonmostpeoples touristradar.Not,thatis, unlesstheyreheadedtwo kilometresawaytotwoof theAlbanianRivierasmost beautifulwatersideretreats: theJalandGjipebeaches. Althoughnotentirelydevoidoftouristservicesthereareafewfamilyrunrestaurantsand guesthousesatJaltheyarestillblissfullyunspoiledbymasstourism.However,withanewmain roadtothesouthernAlbaniancoastnearingcompletion,somepeopleareconcernedthattheselocal gemswontbesparedformuchlonger.

ShowDetails Dhermi Severalspectacularlybeautiful beachescanbefoundinthe DhermiandDrymadesarea. Thereisevenanoversized, openairclubcalledthe HavanaBaronthemain Dhemibeach.Butotherwise thebeachhasmadefew concessionstotourism.The seahereiscrystalclearand mustsurelybeamongstthe cleanestontheplanet. BetweenDhermiandthenext majorbeachatDrymades,therearenumerouspebblebeachcoveslocatedbetweenpicturesque,rocky outcrops.Theyarealltotallydesertedandmostareidealforswimmingorsnorkelling.DrymadesBeachis enormous,yetevenattheheightofsummer,thereareusuallyveryfewpeopletofoundonit.Ithasone relaxinglittlebeachbarandbehinditisa ShowDetails Gjipe ThenearbyCanyonofGjipeissituatedinthelowerpartoftheGjipeBrook,betweenVunoandIlias,two villagesclosetotheBeachofGjipeGjipe.Thiscanyonrepresentsanarrowstrait,createdbytheactivityof thebrookflowingthroughitsnarrowpass.Itmeasuresover800mlong,1020mwideandpossessesafew shallowcaves.Thecracksonthecliffsmakeitverydifficulttoclimbdownthewallsofthecanyonwithout professionalequipment.ClimbingupanddowntheGjipeBrookisverydangerousbecauseoffallingrocks andisinadvisable.ThesceneryisamazingandclosebyisthebeachofGjipewithcleansandandsea,

smallcavesandarocky shore. ShowDetails Llaman After getting to Vlora, the southcoast's most important city, past the Llogara National Park, the town of Himara and the village of Potam, a small wonderful beach lies ahead. Stuck between rocky hills, Llaman Beach has been kept away from everyone's greed, turning it into something special.Themainattractions arethenearbyislets, ShowDetails

Monasteryof Mesopotam ThemonasteryofMesopotam islocatedtotheSouthofFiniq. Inearliertimes,thiswasa pagantempleonwhoseruins theChurchofSt.Kollwasbuilt bytheByzantineemperor, ConstantinetheNinthof Monomak.Thechurch architectureatthemonastery hasatypicalByzantine architecture.Itisoneofthe largestandoldestchurchesof itsperiod.Itsiconsdepictmostlyquadrupedandmammalmotifs.Initsmainhall,amosaicdepictsadragon withspreadoutwings.Visitorscanseetheruinsoftheoldsurroundingwallsofthemonasterywithseven quadrangulartowers.Thesewallspredatethechurch. ShowDetails TheQuadrangularCastleofButrint ThissmallcastleofAliPashaTepelenabuilton18071808islocatedonacapejettingoutintothesea.It wasbuilttopreventtheFrenchfromtakingButrintfromtheirbaseinCorfu.Thiscastlehasaquadrangular shapewithatoweroneachcorner.Itsdefensivesystemiseasytospot.Thewallfacingtheseais5mhigh and2.80mthickwithplacesforcannons.Thecastlehastwogates,oneofwhichopensupontheButrint channel. ShowDetails

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