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
Albanian Regiment (France) soldiers was never reached. The Albanian Regiment served as a garrison unit, while the Greek Infantry Skirmishers as an auxiliary unit. In July 1809 the latter unit was regrouped to the former one as a means to increase its stability as the troops of the Albanian Regiment responded only to the orders of their clans's leaders and often came into conflict with the inhabitants of the islands. The reformed unit of about 3,000 men was divided into six battalions led by 160 officers. Auguste Boppe mentions that the regiment had a chaplain ("Arsenio Yanucco" from the Morea) and a surgeon