Vrion
Vrion is a village in Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. It is part of the municipality Finiq. It is located to the east of Sarandë, next to the village of Metoq.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Vlorë, Albania
- Also known as: “Virjon”, “Vrion, Sarandë”, and “Vrioni”
- Address: BASHKIA FINIQ
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archeological Park of Phoinike and Lëkurësi Castle.
Archeological Park of Phoinike
Photo: Giuseppe.lepore4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phoenice or Phoenike was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It is located high on an almost impregnable hill commanding the fertile valley below and near the modern town of the same name, Finiq, in southern Albania. Archeological Park of Phoinike is situated 4 km north of Vrion.
Lëkurësi Castle
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lëkurësi Castle is a ruined castle near Sarandë, southern Albania. The castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Sarandë, southeast of the town centre. From here one can control the whole town as well as the islands of Ksamil. Lëkurësi Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Vrion.
Forty Saints Monastery
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of the Forty Saint Martyrs is a ruined Eastern Orthodox monastery overlooking the coastal city of Sarandë in southern Albania. The monastery was erected during the 6th century AD and possibly became for at least one millennium the most important pilgrimage site in the Ionian Sea region. Forty Saints Monastery is situated 2½ km west of Vrion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çaush and Gjashtë.
Çaush
Village
Çaush is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.
Gjashtë
Village
Gjashtë is a village in the municipality of Sarandë, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. Gjashtë is situated 2½ km west of Vrion.
Finiq
Village
Finiq is a settlement, considered a town or village, and municipality in Vlorë County, in southern Albania located 8 km from the Ionian Sea and 20 km north of the Greek border. Finiq is situated 3 km north of Vrion.
Vrion
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Komuna e Finiqit, Bashkia Finiq, Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.87927° or 39° 52′ 45″ northLongitude
20.05199° or 20° 3′ 7″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
8GF2V3H2+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 728428594OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Vrion” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vrion”
- Greek: “Βρυώνη”
- Greek: “Βρυώνι”
- Irish: “Vrion”
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