Himare – Lukove – Borsh – Himare

Walk through Lukovë’s flower-lined lanes and descend into long stretches of olive groves and terraces shaped entirely by human hands. During Albania’s communist period, political prisoners were used as forced labourers to reshape many of these slopes without machinery.

Continue downhill to Bunec Beach, where the open horizon, calm sea and unusually quiet pebble shore create a striking contrast with the cultivated hillsides. Follow the shoreline past a relic concrete quay, then climb a little-used path above the turquoise water.

The trail continues through Mediterranean herbs and sea breezes towards the long beach at Borsh. There is time for a swim before the planned transfer back to Himare.