GuardTrailsDay 8 of 10 · Sarande · The Classic Albanian Highlights
Day 8 — Sarandë & Ancient Butrint
A cultural day to your new base in Sarande, with 1 h 35 on the road and little free time.
Stage 5 · Sarande · Albania
We sleep at Hotel Livia, 1.8 km away
day 8 1 night 1 h 35 on the road68 kmclimate to watch
Interest of the place — nature 30. Based on: nature reserve.
- programme
- 6 h
- road
- 1 h 35
- Tour of Butrint Archaeological SitePlace Butrint, 1.6 km away · exact place name★★★★☆ · known in 61 languages — article “Butrint”“Butrint was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus. Originally a settlement of the Greek tribe of the Chaonians, it later became part of the state of Epirus and later a Roman colonia and a Byzantine bishopric.” — after Wikipedia4 h
- Evening Walk on Saranda PromenadeInterest nature 302 h
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Tour of Butrint Archaeological Site
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Porto Palermo
Explore the well-preserved 19th-century fortress built by Ali Pasha of Tepelena located on a small peninsula.
45 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 12 April 2018 by Agonsta24 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Qeparo i Sipërm
Walk through the abandoned stone houses and ruins of this historic hilltop village overlooking the Ionian Sea.
60 min there · detour +1 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2022 by Leeturtle — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sarandë
Visit the ruins of the 5th-century synagogue and the remains of the ancient city walls near the harbor.
40 min there · detour +1 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2016 by Photo: Gary Bembridge — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
