Gjashtë
Gjashtë is a locality in Vlorë County, Albania. Gjashtë is situated nearby to the village Metoq, as well as near Vrion.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lëkurësi Castle and Forty Saints Monastery.
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.
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.
Port of Sarandë
Marina
Photo: Joergsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Sarandë or Sarandë Harbor is a port of Albania in the city of Sarandë. As of 2012, the port is undergoing an expansion to include a cruise line terminal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarandë and Finiq.
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.
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 5 km northeast of 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
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Gjashta” and “Gjashte”
- Location: Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.8667° or 39° 52′ northLongitude
20.0333° or 20° 2′ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
8GF2V28M+M8GeoNames ID
363357
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