The Lungomare is Vlora’s waterfront promenade, running south from the port district along a string of city beaches. It is the backdrop of most daytime camera views: the pier, the palms, the Ferris wheel and the hotels behind the sand.
These are convenient rather than wild beaches: sunbed and umbrella concessions in summer, cafés and restaurants within a minute’s walk, and sheltered water on most days. Mornings are quiet; by mid-afternoon in July and August they are full.
This stretch south of the port is often called Plazhi i Ri, the New Beach. The Old Beach (Plazhi i Vjetër) is the other way, north-west beyond the port; further south, the coast road leads to the coves at Uji i Ftohtë.
Highlights
- Walk straight from town onto the sand
- Sunbeds, showers and cafés in season
- Sunset views over Sazan from the promenade
Practical
- Getting there
- On foot from the centre; city buses and taxis run along the promenade
- Season
- Concessions roughly May–September; the promenade is year-round
- Facilities
- Sunbed hire, showers, cafés, restaurants, Ferris wheel
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