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Day 11 of my 14-day trip through Albania continued in beautiful southern Albania on the road from Gjirokastër to Sarande. Join me as I visit the Blue Eye and drive to Ksamil, Albania!
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My afternoon started on the road with my boy Erjan from Travel Media EU. Sarande is the southernmost city in Albania. There are tons of beaches and nightlife there!
After 40 minutes, we turned off the road to get to drive another 3 kilometers to the Blue Eye. The Blue Eye is a very popular tourist destination, so prepare for it to be packed when you visit. The water is a clear, vibrant blue. There were lots of girls in the water and some guys diving off a plank high above it.
The water is ice cold. It’s a beautiful natural area, and the forest around it is dense and jungle-like!
Then, we headed over to the bar and the two restaurants. There’s a terrace and a cottage over the water.
We continued on to Sarande down a mountainous road. Finally, we arrived in Sarande, where I could see lots of apartment buildings, retail outlets, and restaurants. We arrived at the Bougainville Bay Resort, which is the best resort in the city!
It’s very art-deco like Miami. In the lobby on the fourth floor are unique pink couches and twisting columns. There are 122 rooms in the hotel in total. They also have 5 swimming pools.
My room, 307, was beautiful, clean, modern, and artsy. I had two twin beds, a pair of chairs, a work station, and a view of the pool, the beach, and the sea. The bathroom was super nice with marble walls and a toilet surrounded by lights.
Then, Erjan and I headed to the village of Ksamil to get dinner. There, I could see the Greek island of Korfu.
We made it to Bar Restorant Abiori, an incredible seafood spot with a terrace that overlooks the beach and the sea. I’d never seen anything like it!
In the kitchen, we watched them cook shrimp, fish, squid ink risotto, pasta. There was also a huge pot of boiling seafood parts including shrimp shells, crab, and herbs. They use it as the base for their pastas. It looked incredible!
There’s also a fish ice box by the tables, where you’ll find prawns, squid, monkfish, and grouper.
I started with a quinoa salad with avocado and mango. The mango was still a little hard, while the avocado was sweet! The walnuts in it added a nice crunch, and the pomegranate seeds added some fruitiness. The food in Albania is unreal. Eleven days in, and I hadn’t had one bad dish! Enjoying it with the view of the beach was incredible, especially with the rakija!
Next was a raw crudo plate including shrimp, octopus, prawns, and more! It was all marinated in oil and lemon. The shrimp was so good! There was also a super tasty fish that I couldn’t identify. The octopus was also super fresh! It was so succulent!
Next was a seafood pasta plate with mussels and shrimp. The pasta baguerie was perfectly al dente and the mussels were unbelievable. It was so fresh. One of the best seafood pasta dishes I’ve ever had!
Then, we had some fish with dill and rice for the main course. The sauce was so zesty and creamy with a bit of lime! The rice was similar to risotto with pomegranate on top. The fish tasted like flounder and was light but super tasty.
Then, I had a dark rakija made from wild berries. It was similar to some jaeger. It was really good! I will never forget this day!
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