Albania (Part 4)

Our travelers start their walk from the historic monastery of Agioi Saranda, from which the city takes its name. After admiring the seaside town from above, they go a little further south to the other hill with a view, where the Lekoursi castle is located. In this castle they also meet their friend Leonidas, who lives there permanently and gives them a lot of interesting information about the city of Saint Saranda and the history of the area. Next stop, Finiki, which is also the seat of one of the two municipalities in southern Albania with an officially recognized Greek minority. They climb to the top of the rock, to see the ancient city of Phoenice and go to eat in a traditional tavern of the area. They visit the historical monastery of Agios Nikolaos of Mesopotamos and the Holy Monastery of Panagia on the mountain next to the village of Kostari. Next stops, the village of Livadeia and some more remote villages on the mountains, such as Grava.