Saranda Walking Tour

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Breathe in the fresh, salty air and walk through the 1400 years of history in this walking tour of the most popular tourism destination of Albania.

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The City of 40 Saints

Highlights

Lukeresi Castle
Agioi Saranta (Monastery of 40 Saints)
Boulevard
Port of Saranda

Put on your walking shoes and hat; We're going to sunny Saranda. On this tour you will see the best of Saranda with your guide, who lives in Saranda.

They will talk about the history, but also their favorite bars, restaurants, beaches and spots to visit in this small city.

Boulevard and Port

Your tour guide will await you at the port of Saranda. This is where most people enter the city. It's constantly expanding with the growing tourism in the country. Going on, we go to the lively boulevard, where everyone in the city gathers to have a nice time. Delicious restaurants are looking over the sea and on the weekend and evenings street artists or food vendors.

Lekuresi Castle

Together, we will go to Lekuresi Castle, where you can enjoy the spectacular panorama view over the Ionian sea and Saranda. If the sky is clear enough, you can even see Corfu in the distance.

Monastery of 40 Saints

After, you will make your way to the place where the city got its name: the Monastery of 40 Saints, also known as Agioi Saranta. This old Monastery was built in the 6th century by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian and remained a major pilgrimage city in the Middle Ages. It was destroyed in World War II and during Communist Times, but Orthodox Christians and Pilgrims still visit the Monastery often.

Saranda, the gateway to southern Albania, is a small town of about 33,000 inhabitants, situated on a beautiful horseshoe bay between the mountains and the Ionian Sea. The name Sarandë is derived from an early Christian monastery dedicated to Agioi Saranta (Forty Saints), which you will visit on this tour, just like Lukeresi Castle, the lively boulevard and port.

Only 30 minutes from the Greek island of Corfu, Saranda is characterized by a typical Mediterranean climate and warm sea waters. The town typically has over 300 sunny days a year.

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The City of 40 Saints

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