Title: Dërmenas Travel Guide: Best of Dërmenas, Fier County Travel 2026 | Expedia.co.uk [Hotels in Dërmenas](https://expedia.co.uk/Dermenas-Hotels.d750069426109956096.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Holiday Rentals in Dërmenas](https://expedia.co.uk/Dermenas-Holiday-Rentals.d750069426109956096.Travel-Guide-HolidayRentals)[Dërmenas Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Dermenas.d750069426109956096.Car-Hire-Guide)[Dërmenas Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Dermenas.d750069426109956096.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Dërmenas Travel Guide ## Tourist Guide ![Founded in 588 BC, Apollonia was a significant trading port and cultural centre for about 50,000 people, many of whom settled here from nearby Corfu. Today the site is still undergoing excavation so there isn't tons and tons to see. This particular building isn't original to the site but was made from materials found on the site and has been modified many times since its creation as a monastery in the 13th century. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6308806/e9c09ff3-1ccb-4565-9c60-3492ea85523f.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Founded in 588 BC, Apollonia was a significant trading port and cultural centre for about 50,000 people, many of whom settled here from nearby Corfu. Today the site is still undergoing excavation so there isn't tons and tons to see. This particular building isn't original to the site but was made from materials found on the site and has been modified many times since its creation as a monastery in the 13th century. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6308806/e9c09ff3-1ccb-4565-9c60-3492ea85523f.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Apollonia (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλωνία κατ᾿ Ἐπίδαμνον or Ἀπολλωνία πρὸς Ἐπίδαμνον, Apollonia kat' Epidamnon or Apollonia pros Epidamnon) was an ancient Greek city in Illyria,[1] located on the right bank of the Aous river (modern-day Vjosë). Its ruins are situated in the Fier region, near the village of Pojani, in modern-day Albania. Apollonia was founded in 588 BCE by Greek colonists from Corfu and Corinth,[2] on a site initially occupied by Illyrian tribes[3] and was perhaps the most important of the several classical towns known as Apollonia. Apollonia flourished in the Roman period and was home to a renowned school of philosophy, but began to decline in the 3rd century AD when its harbor started silting up as a result of an earthquake. It was abandoned by the end of Late Antiquity. Source: Wikipedia](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/750069426109956096/8d3f7973-38c6-4717-b6df-7b75d783f82c.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Dërmenas Things to do - Top hotels in Dërmenas - Top Holiday Rentals in Dërmenas ![Valza Boutique Hotel](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/84000000/83510000/83508000/83507929/ee243b68_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Valza Boutique Hotel Sali Vranishti Vlorë Vlorë Stay at this hotel in Vlorë. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions Lungomare ... 9/10 Wonderful! (131 reviews) Limited choice for breakfast for vegetarian Reviewed on 21 Nov 2025 [Get rates](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=21%2F02%2F2026&endDate=22%2F02%2F2026&selected=83507929&PinnedHotelID=83507929&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=750069426109956096) [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?startDate=21%2F02%2F2026&endDate=22%2F02%2F2026&selected=83507929&PinnedHotelID=83507929&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=750069426109956096) ![Hotel Aliko](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/24000000/23130000/23121200/23121137/7115d113_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Hotel Aliko Rruga Aleksandër Moisiu Orikum £46 8 Feb - 9 Feb includes taxes & fees Stay at this beach hotel in Orikum. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a rooftop terrace. Popular attractions Lungomare Beach and National Museum of Independence ... 7.4/10 Good! (29 reviews) Gorgeous They gave me a nice room after complaining. 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