City reference · Albania / Coastal Albania

Sarandë

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A first look at Sarandë

Sarandë, the gateway to southern Coastal 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 Saranda is derived from an early Christian monastery dedicated to Agioi Saranta (Forty Saints). In antiquity, Saranda was known as Onchesmus. Opposite the Greek island of Corfu, Saranda is…

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