Duration: 4 hours
Driving Distance: 10 minutes
Highlights: Saranda promenade by the port, Visit Lekursi Castle, View of Saranda from the top of the hill, Visit of the Synagogue, Visit of the Saranda Heritage Museum

Saranda is the capital of the District of Sarandë, Albania, and is one of the most important tourist attractions of the Albanian Riviera. It is situated on an open sea gulf of the Ionian Sea in the central Mediterranean, about 14 km (8.7 mi) east of the north end of the Greek island of Corfu. The city of Saranda has a population of about 30,000.

Meet with your guide at the port of Saranda and start the tour driving towards Lekursi Castle.
With a panoramic view all over the city, the guide will present you the first introduction of Saranda, main facts and information’s about the city and its history. After the panoramic stop, we drive back to the city, where we start the walking tour.

Enjoy the visit of the main promenade by the port, and enter the Heritage Museum. Stroll through long corridors of mosaics and early Christian artifacts. Explore the town’s origins and Albania’s own importance to the world. Saints, martyrs and war are all vividly explained.

Visit the Synagogue. During the 5th Century AD there was a large and wealthy Jewish community that lived in Saranda. These old ruins represent what was once a community center and old school used for bible studies. During the 6th Century the buildings were converted into a basilica but later destroyed either by an earthquake or by Slavic invasion. Many different mosaics and other different Jewish symbols can be found at the site even today, noticeably the seven-branched candelabrum surrounded by citrons (lemons) and a ram’s horn. These can be seen on the two mosaic pavements.
Other mosaics which can be seen include animals, trees, religious characters and a structure/shrine.

Afterwards enjoy the free time in the city, before the return at the port.