Best places: Tourist attractions in Xarrë, Albania

Sprawling park offering diverse landscapes of mountains & forests, with trails & paragliding points.

Olive-shaded archaeological site home to the Greek, Roman & medieval remains of the city of Butrint.

Landmark 12th-century castle overlooking the city, with military exhibits, a clock tower & a church.

Picturesque, steep-walled gorge with a river for rafting trips past numerous waterfalls.

Crystal clear natural spring-water pool descending over 164 ft., with a small viewing platform.

👍👍 Zekate House is the most preserved and beautiful example of ottoman twin tower house. It belonged to a wealthy at the time Zakate family which today continues to own, operate and manage the museum. A family member warmly welcomes tourists to the house. It has been beautifully preserved and barely re...

👍👍 Hiking down to the river is worth it. A small waterfall on the way down and one can cool one's feet in the refreshing water. Some people were fishing there too.

👍👍 Place full of people.....of course but it s summer. The reason why we popped in is the boat trip....we enjoyed amazing swimming around rocky coast, visited cave and diving in deep dark blue water.....what to say more? I love Albanian caribien style sea. Not to far is an Italien restaurant Antonio......

A notable 16th-century mosque now stands as a cultural monument with a prayer hall & stone minaret.

👍👍 This place is epic, BUT the location in Google Maps is misleading. With a normal car you can get as far as the 'Thermal Water / Eduart Abazaj' then the road is suited only for 4x4. You can hike up for impressing views. Hiking the 7.7 km to the second old bridge is not necessary because the first bri...

😐 That would actually take 3.5 stars. Entry price is 300lek/3euro. I guess the man who guided us is the current owner of the house, informed us about the use of some rooms. In the upper two floors there is the main hall with paintings, a few bedrooms decorated old-style and another room, where women g...

👍👍 The most amazing spiritual experience. Magical and more ancient than Machu Picchu... It is mind blowing that people still live here and make a living hosting guests, farming, and running a Cafe. Honestly I did not want to leave this place ever. It is so calming, beautiful and self contained that I a...

👍👍 DO NOT go the way lead by this arrow - too dangerous with gorge in one side and rocks falling down on your head from other side. Especially in the rain. Also there is a car downthere :/ Ask way to waterfall in camping before. Children know English. If you safely come to waterfall you will be satisfi...

👍👍 I had seen a lot of magical photos of this hidden gem so I put it in my visit list. I was attracted by its crystal clear water and its location but I was sad for reading every comment telling for the garbages at the beach and throughout the way there. As I went there by 4x4 car I bought garbage bags...

👍 It is a bit crazy how infrastructure is built around it and everywhere else in Albania backcountry there is still pretty nothing. However, the blue eye is still very beautiful! And you cam swim further down, there are many exits like the one on the picture

👍👍 Stunning partially excavated archeological site with commanding views. Anywhere in Greece this would be overrun with tourists, in Albania you can explore it on your own (with the old shepherd on the road).

😠 FOR TOURISTS GOOD TO KNOW: It is a waste of time to get here if you are looking for a nice beach which your friends or some articles about Albania might have praised as beautiful. The people working here are obsessed with making profit without providing any service, and the beach meanwhile is a mirr...

👍👍 This is the closest stop station to other areas in Albania.. buses stop on the inner side of the street. I posted some photos so you can find where they are. Going to Saranda from here. We had difficulties finding where saranda’s buses stop so I had to post this here so you dont get lost..

Hilltop castle ruins featuring imposing round towers, sweeping views & a spacious eatery.

👍👍 One of the most beautiful places on Albanian Riviera! What we can see here now is an old abandoned mosque which was built as a part of the castle. But the castle itself had not been preserved, only ruins on the mountain top. The main tip of this place - stunning 360° view around. One of the most be...