On the Lungomare

Name: The restaurant at Mateo
Address: Rruga 2 Dhjetori, Nr. 3, Himarë, Vlorë County, 9425, AL
Telephone: +355 69 353 6900
Price range: €

The hostel is on Rruga 2 Dhjetori at Spile, the seafront end of Himarë. The promenade is at the door, Spile Beach is across it, and the centre of town is a few minutes’ walk north.

Himarë's seafront promenade with umbrella pines, paving, the sea on one side and cafés under awnings on the other — The Lungomare itself, looking north: sea on one side, awnings on the other.

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The address

Mateo Hotel & Hostel
Rruga 2 Dhjetori, Nr. 3
Spile, Himarë 9425
Vlorë County, Albania

+355 69 353 6900

Plus code: 4P2W+F3 Himarë
Coordinates: 40.10119, 19.74519
To the sea: 20 m, across the promenade
To the centre of Himarë: About 50 m
To Vlora International Airport: 82 km

The beaches, in order

01
Spile Beach
Across the promenade
Himarë's town beach: pale shingle under a line of umbrella pines, with the headland closing the bay to the north.
02
The centre of Himarë
About 50 m
The shops, the cafés and the bus stops on the national road are all inside a five-minute walk of the door.
03
Maracit Beach
300 m
The next cove south along the shore, smaller and quieter than Spile.
04
Prinos Beach
700 m
A pebble beach under the cliffs, reached on foot from the end of the promenade.
05
Potam Beach
1.2 km
The long shingle bay south of town, backed by olive terraces.
06
Livadhi Beach
1.6 km
The flat open beach on the northern side of Himarë.

Spile Beach seen from above: umbrella pines along the promenade, pale sand, turquoise shallows, moored boats and the headland — Spile Beach from the height of the building — pines, shingle, and the water going from turquoise to navy.

A wide view of the Ionian from a terrace, with a glass balustrade, a chair back in the foreground and pine tops below — From the terrace, most of the frame is water.