Albanian Riviera town as well as the islands of Ksamil, Corfu Island and the Butrint Lagoon. Porto Palermo Castle located a few kilometers south of Himarë in southern Albania. It is situated in the bay of Porto Palermo. Huffington Post ranked Porto Palermo first among 15 Undiscovered European Destinations for 2014. Albanian Riviera The Albanian Riviera ( — ), also popularly known as Bregu, is a coastline along the Northeastern Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea encompassing the districts of Sarandë and Vlorë in Southwestern Albania. It forms an important section of the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast dotted with the villages of
Massacre of the Albanian Beys population was not allowed to carry arms anymore, even the Muslims. The ruling cast throughout the Albanian Vilayets would be substituted with a more fanatic leadership, which would have a strong negative impact during the Albanian National Awakening later. Albanian credibility within the Empire would never recover completely. <br>Nevertheless, this did not end the opposition of the Albanians to the Ottoman regime, which re-emerged with the revolts of 1833-9 and that 1847. The Monastir massacre of 1830 is the main theme of the novel "Komisioni i festës" () by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. In Kadare's vision, this battle is the