Worth a Detour
Ksamil
A bay of turquoise water dotted with small wooded islets you can swim or paddle to.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; paid for sunbeds and boats
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Ksamil, SarandëDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by car or bus south of Sarandë.
Why Go
The village was built only in the 1960s, beside the ruins of Butrint, and has grown fast. Its beaches face four small islands across shallow, startlingly clear water; rent a kayak or take a water taxi to the islets for quieter coves.
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About 22 miles away
A stone-roofed Ottoman town below a large castle, a UNESCO site.
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