Why it's worth your time
About 40 minutes inland from Sarandë, water erupts from a karst chasm deeper than divers have ever fully measured — over 50 metres down — and the result is the Blue Eye: a pool whose centre glows an unreal deep blue ringed by bright turquoise, pouring out into an ice-clear river under the trees.
The water holds around 10°C all year, and swimming in the spring itself is officially prohibited — the viewing platform hangs right over the eye instead. It's a sight, a forest walk and a cold blast of mountain air in one, and it pairs perfectly with a Butrint morning.
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