'''Dhermi''' is a village in Himare in Albania.

Get in

By plane

'''Tirana International Airport''' and then take the busses south towards Saranda and Himara. Or first you go to Corfu, take the boat to Saranda (in the morning or in the afternoon), then with the bus to Dhermi, (in the afternoon 2PM).

By boat

From Korfu to Saranda(all year) or Himara(in summer), than take the bus to Dhermi. Or from Italy Bari, Brindisi to Vlora and Dures, than take the bus direction to Saranda or Himara.

By bus

  • From Tirana take the bus direktly to Dhermi every midday, at the bus station for south.
  • Buses run erratically between Vlore and Sarande. They are cheap and also stop at the national park just south of Vlore which has several restaurants. The road is excellent over the top of the mountain pass as you head south, but the good road stops at Dhermi. Be aware that the buses are often full and this makes it hard to get picked up at Dhermi on your way on down or up the coast. The bus south takes about 3-4 hours to reach Sarande because of the quality of the road.
  • Get around

    You can walk around in Dhermi as the distances are not that long, or you can rent a taxi if needed. Don't forget to settle the price before you enter the taxi.

    See

  • The monastery of Saint Mary Panajia, at the top of the village
  • The monastery of Saint Theodhor in the top
  • Pirate Cave rock, The Pirate Cave (only by boat).
  • Visit the beaches of Shkambo, Jaliskari, Perivoli, Gjipe ect.
  • Visit the old village of Dhermi, walk aroud the old narrow stone paths.
  • old churches
  • the water miles on Potami river
  • the olive miles at Gjikopulli house
  • Vreto and Kumi Kulla (castel-house).
  • Do

  • You should rent a speed bout and visit the Gjipe Bay, than walk up the Gjipe Canyon, arroud 4 km up to the waterfall of Petasma 75 m high.
  • Don't forget to spend some hours at Perivoli Beach, about 3km of beach all for you.
  • Buy

    Don't forget to by Olive Oil (4 euro per liter) and Honey (8 euro per liter)while you are in Dhermi, its the best you can find in Albania and one of the best in the Balkans.

    Eat

    In general to eat in a restaurant in Dhermi (there are many and of all kind such as pizza, fish, tradicional, italian kitchen or greek kitchen) will cost you around 10 euro per meal. There are some really good fast foods where the meal will cost to you less than 4 euro per persen including the drink.

    Drink

    You have two places to go out at night, '''Havana Beach Bar''' and '''Cafe del Mare Pub''', the best choices on the Ionian Coast, famous all around Albania and beyond.

    Dhermi is full of nice and moder cafe places and bars, a coffee costs around 50 cents, and a cola around 1 euro, a beer around 1-2 euro, and a drink 2-4 euro.

    Sleep

    It will not be difficult to find a place to sleep, unless you visit Dhermi in August, in this month you need to reserve in advance or the only choice will be camp sites.

    There are hotels at Dhermi, but there is also a resort a few kilometres to the North. To reach this, take the right fork in the road as you are going down towards Dhermi and follow the rough track past farms. The resort has some expensive chalets and a patch of waste ground to pitch a tent on for 500 Lek. Far better to pitch the tent down the beach a few hundred yards and use their bar and restaurant. If you get a room in the village it will not cost you ''less'' than 20 euro, but if you rent one near the beach it will cost you for 20 euro up to 40 euro, depending on the location and high season. If you look for you will find some rooms for 4 persons up to 5 euro per person a night. Also there are some camping sites avaliabe costin 4 euro per person.

    You can camp on the beach or under the orange tree near the beach as it is not forbidden to camp around the place.