Dhërmi (Dhermi), Albania

Dhërmi (Dhermi) highlights

Known for beach, coastal town

Dhermi is a picturesque village within The Albanian Riviera, Albania. The village lies almost at the middle between cities Vlore and Sarande. Built on a slope of the Ceraunian Mountains, the original village stands at an altitude of approximately 200 meters. The mountains descend to the southwest into the Ionian coast and Corfu in the distance to the south. Today, Dhermi is famous for its beaches, nightlife, summer festivals, and booming hospitality industry.

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Last reviewed: 27 November 2022

Dhërmi (Dhermi) description

The foundation of the village is lost in history. During the classical times at 48 BC, Julius Caesar during his pursuit of Pompey, set foot and rested his legion at Palasë. He continued onto Llogara Pass in a place later named Caesar's Pass.

Yes, we talk here about that Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman general and statesman, a member of the First Triumvirate, who led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, and subsequently became dictator of Rome at 49 BC and played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.

Around 1627-1633 a first Greek-language school was founded in Dhermi. At November 5, 1912, when the nearby town of Himara was controlled by the Greek forces of the local major Spyros Spyromilios, armed groups from Dhermi declared that they were prepared to assist his movement for the incorporation of the rest of the region into Greece. Nowadays, the inhabitants of Dhermi mainly speak a variant of the Greek Himariote dialect, characterized by archaic features not retained in standard Greek.

Dhermi is a village belong to the Albanian Riviera, a coastline along the Northeastern Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea. It forms an important section of the Albanian Ionian sea coast.

The Albanian Riviera is a major nightlife, ecotourist, and elite retreat destination in Albania. It features traditional Mediterranean villages, ancient castles, churches, monasteries, secluded turquoise beaches, bays, mountain passes, seaside canyons, coves, rivers, underwater fauna, caves, and orange, lemon, and olive groves.

The main activity in Dhermi is tourism. Dhermi is famous for its beaches, nightlife, summer festivals, and booming hospitality industry. The mountains on which Dhermi was built descend into the Ionian coast in the southwest, where visitors can enjoy a swim in the refreshing waters of a number of stunning beaches.

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