Llaman Beach · Himarë · Albania
Mumbas Beach Club
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A pebble cove on the Albanian Riviera, four kilometres down the coast from Himarë town.
The cove
Two headlands. Two hundred metres of white pebble.
Llaman is not one of the long open strands of the Riviera. It is a compact bay closed at both ends by rock, reached by a service road that drops off the SH8 south-east of Himarë town — which is why it stays quieter than the beaches you can see from the main road.
The floor is white pebble rather than sand. That is what turns the water the pale turquoise it is close in, and it is also why the shelf falls away quickly a few metres out: good water to swim in properly, rather than to wade. A cove like this reads differently at five in the afternoon than at eleven at night, which is the whole argument of the Himarë beach club guide.
- Shore
- White pebble, a little under 200 metres of waterline
- Setting
- A compact bay closed at both ends by rock headland
- Water
- Deepens quickly a short way out; the pebble floor is what turns it turquoise
- Swimming
- Supervised beach
- Getting in
- By car — a service road drops half a kilometre to the beach off the SH8
- Parking
- Two car parks sit directly behind the beach
On the beach
What the club actually puts on the pebbles.
Loungers and umbrellas
Sunbeds and shade are laid out across the pebbles and hired by the day. The frames are raw timber, the cushions the club's own turquoise, and the umbrellas are hung with the knotted cotton fringe you can see from the water.
Bar and kitchen
There is a bar-restaurant on the beach itself, so a day here does not have to be broken up by a drive back into town for lunch.
Music and DJ nights
The club programmes DJ sets across the season. Dates go up on the Instagram — that is where to look for what is on while you are here.
The water
Shade with a view of nothing but the Ionian.
Curtained daybeds sit at the top of the pebbles, close enough that the sea is the whole view from underneath one. The cove opens straight onto the Ionian, with the headlands holding the swell off on either side.
Finding it
Navigate to the coordinates, not the name.
The service road off the SH8 is signposted for the beach rather than for the club, and the highway carries the same street name it does. Set 40.0809° N, 19.7667° E and follow it all the way down — there is parking directly behind the shore.
- From Himarë town centre
- 4.1 km · 9 min
- From Dhërmi
- 19.8 km · 39 min
Before you come
Questions people actually ask.
Where exactly is Mumbas Beach Club?
It sits on Llaman Beach — Plazhi i Llamanit — in the Potam area of Himarë municipality, Vlorë County, southern Albania. The coordinates are 40.0809° N, 19.7667° E. From Himarë town centre it is a 4.1-kilometre drive south-east along the coast, about nine minutes.
Is Llaman Beach sand or pebble?
Pebble. Llaman is a white pebble beach, not sand, and some listings that describe it as white sand are wrong. The pebbles are what give the water its pale turquoise colour close in. Swimming shoes are worth having if you have tender feet.
How do I get to Mumbas Beach Club?
Drive. The beach is reached by a service road that leaves the SH8 coastal highway south-east of Himarë town and drops about half a kilometre to the shore, where there are two car parks. The turning is signposted for the beach — Plazh i Llamanit — rather than for any of the clubs on it, so navigate to the coordinates.
How far is it from Dhërmi?
About 20 kilometres by road, a little under forty minutes. Dhërmi is a separate village to the north-west, on the far side of Himarë town. Mumbas is at Llaman, in Himarë municipality — listings that place it in Dhërmi have it wrong.
Can you swim at Llaman Beach?
Yes. It is a supervised swimming beach set in a sheltered bay between two rock headlands. The water drops away quickly a few metres from the shore, which makes it good for swimming out but worth watching with small children.
Do you need to book a sunbed in advance?
Loungers and umbrellas are hired on the day rather than reserved ahead. Llaman is a compact cove of about 200 metres, so it fills up in high summer — arriving in the morning is the reliable way to get the spot you want.
Is there anywhere to eat at the beach?
Yes. Mumbas runs a bar-restaurant on the beach itself, so you do not have to drive back into Himarë for lunch. It is the reason most people here stay for the whole day rather than an hour or two.