Sources de Sarandë (Vrinë)

The Springs of Sarandë-Vrinë near the southernmost city of Albania on the Ionian coast draw chloride-rich spring water from geological formations in the limestone hills above the Vrinë valley, overlooking the straits that separate Albania from the Greek island of Corfu just two kilometres offshore, a proximity that gives the Albanian Riviera a distinctly Ionian character of olive groves, Byzantine monasteries, and ancient Epirote heritage shared across the narrow channel between the two countries. The spring water near Vrinë emerges in a landscape where the ancient city of Phoinike, once capital of the Chaonians and one of the most important cities of pre-Roman Epirus, left its archaeological traces in the surrounding hills, and where the medieval Forty Saints monastery guards the passes between the coast and the interior. The combination of spectacular Ionian coastal scenery, ancient Greek and Epirote archaeological heritage, and the natural mineral springs of the Albanian mountains creates a distinctive wellness context at the very southern tip of the Albanian Riviera.