Albania's most photographed beach, with wadeable islets just offshore.

A secluded beach at the mouth of a dramatic canyon, reachable by hike or boat only.

The Riviera's liveliest strip, lined with beach clubs and bars.

Himarë's main beach — long, clear-watered, and calmer than the Dhërmi strip.

A quieter cove between Himarë and Dhërmi, popular with in-the-know travellers.

A long pebble beach below the old hillside village, refreshingly undeveloped.

A relaxed cove just south of Vlorë, popular with locals on weekends.

One of the Riviera's longest beaches, backed by Europe's largest olive grove.

A lively beach club scene just north of central Sarandë.

A wide, wild sandy beach on the northern coast near the Montenegro border, rarely crowded.

Long, developed sandy beach — the easiest sand-between-your-toes day trip from Tirana.

Lake Ohrid's clearest swimming spot, a short walk from Pogradec's centre.

A private peninsula between Sarandë and Ksamil, home to Albania's first luxury eco-resort and two secluded beaches on the Ionian Sea.

A 10km sweep of pine-backed sand north of Durrës, gently sloping and far quieter than the city's main beach.

Albania's first Blue Flag-certified beach, a white-pebble crescent below the Ceraunian mountains at the southern foot of the Llogara Pass.

The beach that put the Riviera on the map — a pebble-and-gold-sand cove split by a natural rock outcrop, with some of the clearest water on the coast.

A remote cove on the Karaburun Peninsula inside Albania's only marine national park, reachable only by boat — once a marble quarry and storm shelter.

A tiny cliff-sheltered cove south of Himarë, reachable only by a 20–30 minute hike, kayak, or boat from Spile Beach.

Himarë's central town beach — a fine sand-and-pebble strip right beside the restaurants and bars, the easy in-town alternative to Livadhi.

A golden-sand beach on the Sarandë–Butrint road, named for the ruined 14th-century Monastery of Saint George on the hill above it.

A long, resort-lined sandy stretch on the Adriatic south of Durrës, with shallow water that makes it popular with families.

A quieter sand-and-pebble beach in Durrës's northern district, a calmer alternative to the city's main strip.

A striking natural monument near Shëngjin — wind-sculpted sand dunes up to 80 metres high cascading toward the Adriatic.

The main swimming spot on Lake Shkodër, with shallow, still water and fish restaurants along the shore — a freshwater change of pace from the coast.

Small beaches beside the Lin peninsula village on Lake Ohrid, next to a 6th-century Byzantine basilica mosaic — the largest in the Balkans, uncovered only in summer.