Pigeon caveShpella e Pëllumbave

The place

Shpella e Pëllumbave ("the cave of the doves") is a narrow pebble cove pinned between the rocks just north of Ksamil, right beside Mirror Beach. Overland it means a rough single-track road and a steep stair descent; by boat you arrive straight in the turquoise. The water is clear and shifts colour with the light, good for a swim and a snorkel off the rocks. A couple of rows of sun beds and a seasonal beach bar in summer; the draw is the cove, the karst rock, and the colour of the water.