Named after the nearby Byzantine monastery of the Forty Saints (Agioi Saranda) by which it became known from the high middle ages. (1000-1250 AD) Today Saranda is a sprawling modern city with mostly over crowded beaches. It is of no particular interest, apart from being close to the ancient city of Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage site which is about 20 km south of the city.
Close to the ports of mainland Greece, Corfu and Italy, the port of Saranda has been important since the days when it was part of the ancient Greek kingdom of Epirus (4th century BC) and was composed of parts of north-western Greece and southern Albania.
Saranda (Sarandë)
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