Beach bars, summer festivals and a stone village on the hillside — with calmer Drymades waiting around the headland.
Pebble · two bays
Road from SH8
Lively in season
Beach clubs & nightlife
If the Riviera has a capital of summer, it's Dhërmi. The long pebble beach is lined with bars and clubs, international music festivals take over in June and September, and the crowd is young, tanned and out late. Above it all, the old village of Dhërmi climbs the hillside in white stone, full of churches and alleyways.
Around the northern headland, Drymades is the gentler sibling — same turquoise water, fewer decibels, more families and long lunches.
Dhërmi's seafront has the Riviera's densest run of stylish small hotels — book months ahead for festival weeks.
Hotels and bungalow resorts on Drymades give you the same water with quiet nights.
Restored village houses up the hill offer character, views and cooler evenings.
From wood-fired pizza to refined seafood — Dhërmi's beach strip has the widest restaurant choice on the coast.
Up in old Dhërmi, family tavernas do slow-cooked classics on terraces overlooking the bay.
Most clubs serve food all day, so the sunbed-to-lunch commute is a few steps.
Wander the stone alleys and churches above the beach when the heat drops and the light turns.
If your dates line up with the big music festivals, the whole beach becomes the venue — book everything early.
The short path around the headland is the easiest 'two beaches in one day' on the Riviera.
Hotels, tavernas, beach bars and tour operators can be recommended right here — Your Business · Dhërmi & Drymades — in front of travellers planning this exact stop.
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