THE RIVIERA
A quiet valley at the foot of theCeraunian mountains, where vineyardsand cypress give way to the sea, and thebeaches of the Albanian Riviera liejust twenty minutes down the road.
Time seems to slow down in the hamlet of Tragjas, where the only sound is the countryside — while the coast at Orikum, Dhërmi, Palasa and Drymades is barely twenty minutes away, and the town of Vlorë some twenty kilometres down the valley.
Above the villa the land climbs to the Llogara pass and the Ceraunian mountains, a threshold between the green valley and the open Ionian sea. It is a rare stretch of Albania where mountains, vineyards and Riviera beaches all sit within a short drive of one another.
BEYOND THE VINEYARDSTHE ALBANIANRIVIERA
The valley around Tragjas is planted with vines and olive groves, framed by the Ceraunian mountains, with hot bright summers and a soft light that give the days here their unhurried, Tuscan feel.
Just twenty minutes away the Albanian Riviera unfolds: the long bay at Orikum and Radhimë, then the clear water and white pebbles of Dhërmi, Palasa and Drymades. A drive over the Llogara pass reveals the whole coast opening out far below.
The valley and the coast change with the seasons,each one worth the short drive to the sea.
Beach days on the Riviera and long evenings in the garden
In spring the valley turns bright green, an invitation to walk the country lanes or drive up to the Llogara pass for views over the whole coast.
Summer brings long, warm days made for the Riviera — mornings on the beaches at Orikum, Dhërmi and Palasa, then quiet evenings back in the garden beneath the cypress.
Quieter shores and the calm of the valley
In autumn the crowds thin and the Riviera is at its most peaceful. The vineyards turn gold, the sea stays warm well into October, and the beaches at Radhimë and Drymades feel almost your own. It is the perfect time to slow right down.
Winter, finally, brings an intimate, sheltered calm to the valley, with the Ceraunian peaks often dusted in snow above the green.
A stay in this valley is an invitation to slow down, listen to the countryside, and let the sea do the rest.