Ideally located in an open sea gulf in front of Greek Corfu Island, the city of Saranda is attracting more & more tourist every year. The beautiful city offers a unique atmosphere and style that steels the heart of all its visitors. The sea panorama, the variety of flora, favored by soft climate and 250 days of sunshine per year, makes Saranda the preferred center for rest and recreation and an important tourist town.

 

With daily ferry services to and from Corfu international airport, Saranda is rapidly developing into the southern gateway for tourism into Albania. This regular tourist market and influx of EU funding is making property investment in Saranda’s historic port city even more attractive.

 

Saranda is the one of main tourist destination of all Albania. The inside of the town is a combination of top new buildings, old taverns, cafeterias and cozy houses.

 

Located on the shores of Ionian sea, in front of the Greek island of Corfu, Saranda is characterized by a Mediterranean climate and warm sea waters. Due to its location and warm weather Saranda is one of the most attractive tourist town in Albanian Riviera, where honeymooners traditionally spend their holidays. Several daily ferryboat link Saranda with the nearby Greek island of Corfu.

 

The climate of Saranda is mild Mediterranean and sunny most of the year, averaging 290 sunny days a year. In the summer temperatures rarely exceed 30 degrees during the day, while the sea breeze at night is quite refreshing. With its mild climate and incredible view of the Ionian Sea, Saranda is maybe Albania's only tourist town. When Conde Nast Traveller once wrote that Albania was "the next place", they probably had this city in mind.

 

The economy of Saranda town is based mainly on its agricultural products but recently it’s economy in tourism has grown. The road Tepelenë – Gjirokastër is still going on and it will The construction of another port for the yacht is a priority and the Airport case is in discussion with the government, and the day when Saranda will have a million tourists visiting during the summer season isn’t far. The road Tepelenë – Gjirokastër is still going on and it will be soon finished. The town has already stretched its legs right round the bay and beyond – a new Nice or Malaga by night, when the twinkling lights give out the illusion of wealth and prosperity.

 

Albania Shows Its New Face in Saranda: That would be the right thing to say regarding the Real Estate Market if we consider the great interest showed by the foreigners to invest in this developing city with great potentials.

 

It is an old town, first settled by the Illyrian tribe of Chaonians who named it Onchesmus. Cicero mentions it as convenient harbour with favourable winds. It is the bay on which is build that gives Saranda its charming look, that can be better appreciated if approached from the sea. The many mosaics found in the town confirm that the town must have seen some above average development around 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D

 

Near Saranda are the ruins of the ancient city of Butrint a World Heritage Site and one of the most important archeological finds in Albania, and the “Blue Eye” natural spring. Close to Saranda is also the ancient city of Finiq that according to Edwin Jacques, it is found to have had one of the biggest acropolis in the ancient world, roughly 7 times bigger than that of Athens.

 

Saranda you can see: Archaeological site of Butrint, Ethnographic Museum, the ruins of ancient town of Onhezmi in Saranda, the ancient temple and other ruins of Foinike in Finiq village, the small Castle of Ali Pasha in Vrine village, the Church of Saint Kolli in Mesopotam village as well as the beautiful Ksamili Islands.