Amazing blue patterns in the water at the Strait of Otranto between Corfu, Albania and sout of Italy. Serving as a great background image for a holiday website or travel magazine. The Strait of Otranto (Albanian: Kanali i Otrantos; Italian: Canale d'Otranto; Croatian: Otranska Vrata) connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania. Its width at Punta Palascìa, east of Salento is less than 72 kilometres (45 mi).[1] The strait is named after the Italian city of Otranto.