The Blue Eye (Albanian: Syri i Kaltër) is a water spring and natural phenomenon occurring near Muzinë in Vlorë County, southern Albania. A popular tourist attraction, the clear blue water of the river bubbles forth from a depth of more than fifty-metres. Divers have descended to fifty metres, but it is still unclear what the actual depth of the karst hole is.[3]
This is the initial water source of Bistricë river, 25 km long, which ends in the Ionian Sea south of Sarandë.[4]
The source stands at an altitude of 152 m and has a discharge rate of 18400 l/s.[5]
The immediate area 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is a Nature Monument and is characterized by oak and sycamore trees.[6] In summer 2004, the source was temporarily dried up.
