[3] In 1628, Neophytos Rodinos, a Catholic missionary, founded a school in Vuno with the aim of converting the local Greek Orthodox population to Catholicism.

However, after the village was incorporated into the newly established Principality of Albania, state policy prohibited Greek-language education.

[15] The Vuno rebels were supported by a Greek revolutionary group of 55 fighters led by the guerrilla leader Georgios Tsolakes.

In 1921, the "Himara question" arose concerning the rights of the Himariots and their villages, including Dhërmi, Vuno, Himarë, Pilur, Kudhës, and Qeparo.

[16] Spiro Koleka, a native of Vuno and a prominent figure in the Albanian national movement, opposed the annexation of the Himara region and the wider Vlora area by foreign powers.

[18] During the Greco-Italian War, in December 1940, Italian forces successfully repelled a Greek attack on Bënçë, Vuno, and Bolenë.

[20] During the Second World War, several locals from Vuno joined the Albanian National Liberation Army as guerrilla fighters.

[21] The village monument bears the names of several participants, including Arqile Vjero, Amali Andoni, Eftihi Baka, Foto Goxho, Herkole Koleka, Irakli Thani, Llambro Sheti, Kleomen A. Ndrenika, Niqita Andoni, Naço Koço, Pano Dhimegjoka, Pilo Varfi, Stefo Cura, and Thoma Simo.

[21] According to local legend, the inhabitants of the village originally came from the city of Shkodër and moved to Vuno, where they built the Church of St. Mary.

[26] The beach of Jaliskari (or Jali), located between Vuno and Dhërmi, has become a popular summer resort, attracting tourists from around the world.

[3] Vuno is a village inhabited by Albanian Orthodox Christians[2][27][28] who take pride in their strong religious identity.

[29][30] The older population of the village is monolingual in Albanian, while some of the younger generation also speak Greek due to migration to Greece.