Beautiful Saranda

Photo taken from Lekurësi Castle. Saranda by night...

Saranda's Nature!

Traditional Food of Albania Fertile climate, nearness to the sea and cooperation with the neighboring countries have had a huge impact on diversity and profusion of Albanian cuisine. Variety of dishes was adopted from the Byzantines, Venetians and Arabs. In Albania you can taste spider crab brodetto or risotto just like in neighboring Spain. The Albanians borrowed chevapchichi, razhnichi, many types of moussaka and sure enough pilawa from Yugoslav cuisine. The basic components of almost all dishes are meat and vegetables. You can taste practically traditional croquettes called «chofte», shish kebab and other familiar dishes here, but each chef adds his own traditions and tastes to them. Albanian cuisine can be nominally divided into three regions: 1. Cuisine of northern regions of the country. The main foodstuff here is grinded corn. It is used to bake bread and make various types of sweet and salty national dishes. Kidney beans, potato, carrot and cabbage are gr...

Ksamil  ( Albanian : Ksamili; ) is a village and a former  municipality  in the  riviera  of Southern  Albania , and part of  Butrint National Park . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality  Sarandë .The population at the 2011 census was 2,994.The coastal village, built in 1966, is located south of the city of  Sarandë  off the road to  Butrint . Ksamil is one of the most frequented coastal resorts by both domestic and foreign tourists. Ksamil Beach and Albania's Jonian Coast further north was included in the Guardian's 20 of the best bargain beach holidays for 2013. The main attractions are the nearby  Ksamil Islands . The mainland beach is small but clean. During communism, the area became well known for the production of olive oil, lemons, and tangerines. In 2010, national authorities demolished over 200 illegal struc...