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Ksamil vs Sarandë vs Vlorë: where to buy in the south

The three names buyers arrive with. They are three different products: a resort village with the country's strongest peak demand, the capital of the south with a ferry to Corfu, and a city on the bay where the new-build supply is. Here they are side by side.

	Ksamil	Sarandë	Vlorë
Prices	Top of the Riviera range, roughly €1,000 to €2,000 per m² for standard stock, front line above	Top of the range with Ksamil; waterfront above the band	€1,700 to €2,300 per m² for our current new-build releases
Season	The most intense and the shortest on the coast	The longest on the Riviera: a town, a port, a ferry	Longest of the three: a city with a university and a port
Getting there	Corfu ferry to Sarandë, then fifteen minutes	Corfu ferry, daily, short crossing	About two and a half hours by road from Tirana airport
For sale today	None today; register interest	None today; register interest	Two live releases: One Living and Vlora Marina
Best for	The highest peak-week rental demand in the country	A sea-view apartment in a town that stays open	New-build, a sea view and a real town, with the Riviera twenty minutes south

If yield in peak season is the goal

Ksamil. The islands and beaches give it the strongest short-let demand in Albania and the highest nightly rates in July and August. The cost is the shortest season on the coast and prices at the top of the range, so annualise honestly. We have no vetted release there today and say so on the Ksamil page.

If you want a town that stays open

Sarandë. A real town on a horseshoe bay, a daily ferry to Corfu, Butrint twenty minutes away, and the longest season on the Riviera. Prices match Ksamil at the top of the range, and much of the hillside supply is older or unfinished, which is why we are selective. Details and the register-interest form on the Sarandë page.

If you want new-build now

Vlorë. The only one of the three with live releases today: One Living, a SelgasCano tower a short walk from the Lungomare from €1,700 per m², and Vlora Marina, a whole waterfront district around Albania's first marina. A city with a year-round life, and since the Llogara tunnel, twenty minutes from Palasa. The Vlorë page has the releases and the honest word on the airport.

The common ground

All three are bought in your own name for an apartment; the 200 m coastal rule only touches land and plots. All three are summer-led markets, Vlorë least so. And on all three, the checks on permits and the legal existence of your unit are the purchase. The Riviera buying guide covers what is different down here, and getting to the Riviera covers how you and your guests will arrive.

Questions buyers ask

Is Ksamil or Sarandë better for rental income?

Ksamil for the highest peak-week rates; Sarandë for a longer season and a steadier year. If you will let for the whole year rather than the summer, Sarandë usually wins; if you want the maximum from July and August, Ksamil.

Why is Vlorë in this comparison at all?

Because it is where the new-build supply is, it is the only one of the three with a year-round city around it, and since the Llogara tunnel it is twenty minutes from the first Riviera beach. It is also the only one of the three where we have live releases today.

Which is cheapest?

Vlorë, on our current releases: from €1,700 per m² for a landmark building a short walk from the promenade. Ksamil and the Sarandë waterfront are the top of the Riviera range.