Selenicë Thermal Springs

The Selenicë Thermal Springs lie within Selenicë municipality in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania, roughly 30 km inland from the city of Vlorë via the Vlora river valley. Geologically, the site is classified as spring number eight on Albania's national geothermal map and belongs to the South Ionian geothermal province; its chloride-sodium water is described in geothermal literature as "peripheral," meaning it mixes with cold groundwater on its way to the surface, which keeps it toward the cooler end of the country's thermal spectrum. There is no developed bathing pool, signage, or visitor infrastructure, and no confirmed surface temperature reading is publicly available - the spring is documented mainly as a geological feature rather than a tourist destination, and finding it in the field requires local knowledge. Selenicë is otherwise best known for its ancient natural bitumen deposits, among the largest in the world, and for nearby Ottoman-era heritage and the Amantia archaeological park.