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
Timeline of Albanian history to 1993 is placed under house arrest, following charges of corruption. March<br> Manfred Wörner, Secretary General of NATO visits Tirana. April<br> Albania recognizes the Republic of Macedonia. April 25<br> Pope John Paul II makes a historic visit. (The last pope to travel to Albania - in 1464 - died en route.) May<br> Nexhmije Hoxha's prison sentence is increased by two years. July<br> Albania expels a Greek Orthodox cleric, who is alleged to have distributed maps showing southern Albania as Greek territory. Greece subsequently deports thousands of illegal Albanian migrant workers. July 30<br> The leader of the Socialist Party, former prime minister Nano,