The city of Vlora is located in the southwest of the country, in a beautiful region along the sea. It is in front of Karaburun peninsula and Sazani island, close to various sandy and rocky beaches and the scenic nearby mountains. Through its harbour, Vlora has the regular ferry boat service with Italian ports of Bari and Brindisi.
Vlora has been an ancient city, known by name Aulona. The city is also of great importance for modern Albanian history because it was here in 1912 that the Assembly first proclamated the independence of Albania from five centuries of Ottoman occupation.

The places to visit in Vlora:
Archeological Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Independence Museum, the Church of Marmiroit (Orikum) of century XII. The castle of Kanina of century IV B.C. The castle of Ali Pashe Tepelena (Himare).
The holiday village are: Rradhime, Orikum, Llogara, Dhermi, Jale, Qeparo, Himare.

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