Saranda · Bistrica Valley · Albania

The Blue Eye

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easy

9/10

best: morning, afternoon

mystical, serene, refreshing

A local would say...

Nobody knows how deep it goes — the spring just opens its blue eye and stares back at you.

A hypnotic pool of deep-blue water surrounded by electric-blue edges like the iris of an eye, feeding the Bistrica River from an unknown depth. Blue dragonflies dart over the surface while ancient shady oak trees provide a picnic canopy. Swimming in the cold spring water on a summer day is an unforgettable shock to the senses.