Blue Eye

The Blue Eye, or Syri i Kalter, is a beautiful freshwater spring surrounded by lush greenery and is only. The outer part – the iris – is a stunning bright blue, and the inner dot – the pupil – is a dark cave spanning far down under the water. From above, the water looks just like a bright blue eye, hence the name. Aside from how it looks, the Blue Eye is unique for other reasons. You’ll notice that water bubbles up from the bottom at a super-fast rate – at over 18,000 liters every second. The water then feeds into the Bistrice River, which winds its way out into the Ionian Sea. Of course, we get to see the force of Mother Nature at work here.

There is also a local legend about The Blue Eye that’s interesting to learn  before   you go. Legend says that a snake that used to feast upon children roamed freely around this part of Albania. But one day, the snake slithered up to a donkey and his owner, an older man. The snake thought the donkey looked like a good snack, but the older man pulled a clever trick just before he decided to consume him.