Manastiri i Shën Kollit
Manastiri i Shën Kollit is a monastery in Komuna e Mesopotamit, Bashkia Finiq, Vlorë County. Manastiri i Shën Kollit is situated nearby to St. Nicholas Monastary Church, as well as near Church of the Holy Apostles ‘Peter and Paul’.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Also known as: “Monastery of Mesopotam”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicholas Monastary Church and Archeological Park of Phoinike.
St. Nicholas Monastary Church
Church
Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Nicholas Monastery Church is the katholikon of the abandoned Orthodox monastery of Saint George in Mesopotam, Vlorë County, Albania.
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 3½ km west of Manastiri i Shën Kollit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kranë and Kostar.
Kranë
Village
Kranë is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq.
Kostar
Village
Kostar is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Delvinë. Kostar is situated 2½ km north of Manastiri i Shën Kollit.
Livinë
Village
Livinë is a small village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. Livinë is situated 3 km southeast of Manastiri i Shën Kollit.
Manastiri i Shën Kollit
- Categories: monastery, tourism, grassland, and historic site
- Location: Komuna e Mesopotamit, Bashkia Finiq, Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.90596° or 39° 54′ 21″ northLongitude
20.10071° or 20° 6′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8GF2W442+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 540177951OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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