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Kitesurfing in Vlorë County

2 spots · 1 destination · 4 schools

Vlorë County runs two distinct setups: Turi/Pish Poro's open Adriatic beach at Kitesurf Whitehouse Resort, with chop, small-to-medium waves and shorebreak inside a designated zone from June to September, and Vlorë itself, a three-part area strung between Hidrovor, Zvërnec and the Old Beach in town.

Hidrovor is the flat-water beginner base, with a north thermal that builds through early afternoon; the Old Beach stays choppier for freeriders.

Vlorë County holds 2 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. The season runs May to October. Every spot suits beginners. 4 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Vlorë.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Vlorë (Zvërnec / Plazhi i Vjetër / Hidrovor)Vlorë20222022: the wetland running from Zvernec around Narta lagoon is a protected landscape, IUCN category V, declared by Council of Ministers decision no. 694 of 26 October 2022, and part of the Emerald network and an Important Bird Area.
2022: the wetland running from Zvernec around Narta lagoon is a protected landscape, IUCN category V, declared by Council of Ministers decision no. 694 of 26 October 2022, and part of the Emerald network and an Important Bird Area.

The whole rule, on the Vlorë (Zvërnec / Plazhi i Vjetër / Hidrovor) page

Turi / Pish PoroVlorë20262026: no kite permit is on record for Pish Poro. Kitesurf Whitehouse Resort riders are tolerated in a designated stretch of beach and must keep away from the sunbeds and umbrellas and from swimmers.
2026: no kite permit is on record for Pish Poro. Kitesurf Whitehouse Resort riders are tolerated in a designated stretch of beach and must keep away from the sunbeds and umbrellas and from swimmers.

The whole rule, on the Turi / Pish Poro page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

The spots this region is known for

tier 2 of the 2 spots here

Vlorë (Zvërnec / Plazhi i Vjetër / Hidrovor)

Destinations in Vlorë County

All spots in Vlorë County

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.

Last updated September 2026