Beach Holidays In Albania

A lbania has a long               tourism arrived.                   coastline on the Adriatic                                          and Ionian seas. Much of it     Himara Travel Tip:                 is very pretty with many sandy                                           beaches, virtually untouched by       You will find several travel web   main stream tourism. Identifying      sites listing accommodations in    beach resorts in Albania and          Himara. If you feel insecure       obtaining sufficient information      about making your own              about them to plan a vacation is      arrangements in such an            still not easy. The Albania beach     undeveloped country, holidays in   holiday travel tips that follow       this resort can also be booked     are intended to help identify and     through Sunvil, an ABTA tour       describe three of the country's       operator.                          beach resorts.                                                                                                 Dhermi and Drymades Beaches        Himara                                                                                                         Several spectacularly beautiful    The small port of Himara is           beaches can be found in the        situated at the foot of the           Dhermi and Drymades area. There    Keravnia mountain in southern         is even an over-sized, open air    Albania, about eighty miles north     club called the Havana Bar on the  of the Greek border and nearly        main Dhemi beach. But otherwise    opposite the Greek island of          the beach has made few             Corfu. As well as its close           concessions to tourism. The sea    geographical proximity to Greece,     here is crystal clear and must     the local inhabitants are mainly      surely be amongst the cleanest on  Greek speaking and the general        the planet.                        atmosphere of the area provides                                          an insight into how Corfu must        Between Dhermi and the next major  have been in the days before mass     beach at Drymades, there are       numerous pebble beach coves                                              located between picturesque,          Mali Robit is a resort, situated   rocky outcrops. They are all          on the Adriatic coast at Golem     totally deserted and most are         Beach. It is situated about 30     ideal for swimming or                 miles from Tirana, the capital of  snorkelling.                          Albania and six miles from the                                           port of Dures. The beach here is   Drymades Beach is enormous, yet       sandy and provides safe bathing.   even at the height of summer,         It is a resort with a spectacular  there are usually very few people     backdrop of rugged mountain        to found on it. It has one            scenery but it has made more       relaxing little beach bar and         concessions to tourism than most,  behind it is a campsite and beach     with its beach being one of those  bungalows. There is also a            long, straight, sun-bed and        holiday village complex offering      parasol types you find all over    good accommodation in the form of     the Mediterranean. The major       villas, cottages and hotel rooms.     provider of accommodation is the   The complex has been developed        Mali Robit resort hotel. This      tastefully and does not in anyway     offers modern facilities, forty    spoil this beautiful area.            five apartments and five villas.                                         There are other modern hotels at   Drymades Beach Travel Tip:            Golem beach and plenty of other                                          types of accommodation.            Consider staying at the Drymades                                         Beach Complex if you are looking      Golem beach travel tip:            for a high standard of                                                   accommodation at very reasonable      Although there is plenty of        prices.                               unspoilt places to visit in the                                          surrounding area, only consider    Golem Beach Mali Robit Resort         this resort if you prioritise      high standards of accommodation       that is desperate for income can   and tourist facilities over           often occur haphazardly and        staying in the "Real Albania"         without official sanction or well                                        thought out planning. A            Go to Albania now before it is        picturesque village one year can   spoilt                                be turned into a mess of half                                            built concrete shells the next.    Albania remains one of Europe's       Sadly, there are already plenty    poorest countries and it may take     of examples of this having         some time to develop its tourist      occurred. The best travel tip for  potential to the extent where it      enjoying the tranquillity and      becomes a mass tourist                beauty of Albania's coastal areas  attraction. However, development      is to go now before it is too      of beach resorts in a country         late.                              About the Author The author is a travel article writer and co-owner of the best-travel-tip website, which aims to provide travel tips and information about possible holiday vacation destinations worldwide Published At: www.Isnare.com