Seven kilometres of shoreline fed by mountain springs, backed by Albania's largest olive grove — room for absolutely everyone.
Updated October 2026
Borsh doesn't do crowded — it can't. At seven kilometres it's the longest beach on the Ionian Sea, and even in mid-August you can walk until the people stop. Behind it spreads the largest olive grove in Albania, hundreds of thousands of trees climbing towards the village and its castle ruins.
Mountain springs surface here and run straight into the sea, which keeps the water noticeably fresher and cooler — glorious on a 35-degree day.
Borsh is on the SH8, about 30 minutes south of Himarë and roughly an hour north of Sarandë. The coast road drops down to a beach road that runs the length of the bay.
With seven kilometres of shoreline, parking is the easiest on the Riviera — pull in along the beach road beside whichever stretch you like.
Fine pebbles and gravel along almost the whole bay. Beach bars cluster in the middle; walk either way and it empties out quickly.
Cold mountain springs run into the sea along the bay and through the village above — welcome on a hot afternoon. See our Borsh springs guide.
The ruins of Sopot Fortress stand on the hill above the village. It's a short, steep walk with views down the full length of the beach.
Borsh is the place to come in August when everywhere else is full. June and September are lovely and very quiet; most beach bars run June to mid-September.
Hotels and bungalow complexes dot the long beach road — even 'busy' ones feel spacious here.
Borsh village, up among the olives, offers cheaper rooms and big home-cooked breakfasts.
Several relaxed campsites sit just behind the beach — Borsh is the easiest place on the coast to camp near the water.
Hotels, tavernas, beach bars and boat trips can be featured on the Borsh Beach page. Visitors contact you directly — no booking commission.
Get featuredUp where the springs surface, restaurants serve trout and lamb at tables set over running water.
Spread along the shore, unhurried tavernas grill fish for whoever wanders in.
Local producers sell and pour the famous Borsh oil — take a bottle south with you.
Walk ten minutes in either direction and claim a stretch of beach that's effectively yours.
The castle ruins above the village hide a small mosque and command the whole green valley to the sea.
Swim where the spring water meets the sea — the temperature change is the Riviera's best free thrill.
About 7 km — the longest beach on Albania's Ionian coast.
Rarely. Beach bars cluster in the middle of the bay, and a short walk either way gets you plenty of space, even in August.
Fine pebbles and gravel.
About 30 minutes from Himarë and roughly an hour from Sarandë by car.
Yes, there are campsites among the olive groves behind the beach.
Climb to Sopot Fortress above the village, find the cold springs, buy local olive oil, and carry on south to the quieter coves at Lukovë and Bunec.
Cold mountain water surfacing among the largest olive grove in Albania — with restaurants set over the running springs and a castle watching from above.
A relaxed pebble shore beneath one of the coast's most beautiful stone villages — with a fortress bay just down the road.
One of the best-preserved old villages on the coast — stone lanes, fig shade, near-total silence and a terrace view over the whole bay.
The beaches the crowds haven't found — a hillside village, a perfect double cove, and a boat-only bay of glass-clear water.
