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Discover · The Ionian corridor

The corridor, written down.

Field notes on where to swim, eat, anchor and stay — the reading that comes before the booking. Free, and updated from the ground.

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The New Ionian Riviera
Editor's guide

The New Ionian Riviera

Why the two miles of water between Corfu and Albania are the most interesting stretch of the Mediterranean right now

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Culture & heritage

Butrint, UNESCO World HeritageCulture & heritage · Butrint
Twenty-five centuries in a lagoon forest, fifteen minutes from Ksamil

Butrint, UNESCO World Heritage

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Porto Palermo & Ali Pasha's CastleCulture & heritage · Porto Palermo
A fortress on a tied island, in the Riviera's most secretive bay

Porto Palermo & Ali Pasha's Castle

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Lëkurësi CastleCulture & heritage · Saranda
Saranda's sunset balcony — a 16th-century fortress above the bay

Lëkurësi Castle

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Corfu Old TownCulture & heritage · Corfu Town
Venice, France and Britain in one walkable UNESCO labyrinth

Corfu Old Town

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Beach

The Ksamil IslandsBeach · Ksamil
Four islets close enough to swim to — Albania's postcard, decoded

The Ksamil Islands

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Gjipe BeachBeach · Gjipe
The canyon-mouth cove you have to earn — the Riviera's wildest prize

Gjipe Beach

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Mirror Beach (Plazhi i Pasqyrave)Beach · Pasqyra
The morning-light cove between Saranda and Ksamil

Mirror Beach (Plazhi i Pasqyrave)

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Palasë BeachBeach · Palasë
Where the Riviera begins — Caesar's landing, paragliders' runway, the coast's next chapter

Palasë Beach

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Beach club

Havana Beach Club, DrymadesBeach club · Drymades
The sunset institution of the Albanian Riviera's coolest beach

Havana Beach Club, Drymades

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Empire Beach, DrymadesBeach club · Drymades
The polished end of Dhërmi's beach-club spectrum

Empire Beach, Drymades

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Restaurant

The White House, KalamiRestaurant · Kalami
Lunch at the water's edge, in the house where Lawrence Durrell wrote

The White House, Kalami

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Toula's Taverna, Agni BayRestaurant · Agni
The prawn dish that makes boats change course on Corfu's northeast coast

Toula's Taverna, Agni Bay

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Himara 28Restaurant · Himarë
Fine dining arrives on the Albanian Riviera — and it starts here

Himara 28

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Mare Nostrum, SarandaRestaurant · Saranda
The seafront table that proves Saranda can do elegance

Mare Nostrum, Saranda

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Bar

La Grotta, PaleokastritsaBar · Paleokastritsa
The cove bar you swim to — Corfu's most famous diving board

La Grotta, Paleokastritsa

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