Saranda
Across the strait from Corfu, two-thirds the price. Promenade-and-pebble-beach Mediterranean with Butrint's Roman ruins inland and the Ksamil archipelago an hour south.
When to go
From the 2026 climate study, not the live forecast.Same climate as Corfu just across the channel — calmer winds, slightly cheaper. Sea crosses 21°C in mid-June, peaks at 25°C in August. Albania set its national temperature record (44°C at Kuçovë) in 2024; coastal Saranda stayed below 35°C thanks to the sea. May, June, and September are the calibration windows. Daily ferries to Corfu (45 min) make this a clever two-country trip.
Pre-filled from New York.
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