An intimate retreat on the Albanian Riviera
Perched on the hillside of Sarandë, Berdhill Rooms is an intimate boutique property of bright apartments and rooms with private balconies overlooking the Albanian Riviera. A quiet retreat, ten minutes on foot from the seafront promenade, restaurants and the ferry to Corfu.
About Sarandë
Sarandë (Albanian: Saranda; Greek: Άγιοι Σαράντα) is a coastal city in southern Albania, the seat of Sarandë Municipality in Vlorë County. It sits on a horseshoe-shaped bay on the Ionian Sea, opposite the Greek island of Corfu.
In antiquity the city was known as Onchesmus, a port-town of Chaonia in ancient Epirus. It owes its modern name to the nearby Byzantine Monastery of the Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda), recorded from the High Middle Ages.
Today Sarandë is the unofficial capital of the Albanian Rivieraand one of the country's fastest-growing tourist destinations, drawing visitors by ferry from Corfu and by cruise ship to its expanding port.
- Country
- Albania
- County
- Vlorë
- Region
- Albanian Riviera
- Coordinates
- 39.875° N, 20.010° E
- Population (2023)
- ≈ 19,882
- Climate
- Mediterranean (Csa)
- Sunny days / yr
- 300+
- Time zone
- CET / CEST
Butrint
A UNESCO World Heritage site just south of Sarandë, Butrint preserves layers of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman ruins in a tranquil lagoon setting inside the Butrint National Park.
The Blue Eye
Syri i Kaltër is a natural spring of impossibly clear, deep-blue water more than 50 m deep — an easy day-trip inland from Sarandë through olive groves and pine forest.
Ksamil
A short drive south, Ksamil is famed for its white-sand beaches and four small offshore islets in turquoise water — the most photographed stretch of the entire Albanian Riviera.
A glimpse of Sarandë
Photos & facts adapted from Wikipedia — Sarandë, available under CC BY-SA. Individual images sourced from Wikimedia Commons.