We give you the opportunity to explore the city of thousand stairs Gjirokastra in combination with the Blue Eye spring an organized bus tour with a guide in your language.
The UNESCO World Heritage Town situated in southern Albania, Gjirokastra perches on the steep side of the Drino valley overlooking a historic landscape framed by snow-capped mountains. This ‘city of a thousand steps’ comprises hundreds of Ottoman-style tower houses with distinctive stone roofs, wooden balconies, and whitewashed stone walls. Dominated by the sheer flanks of its vast castle, Gjirokastra is a magical city with a tumultuous past.
Blue eye spring is situated 1km far away from Saranda-Gjirokastra roadway. The average outflow of this source is 6m3/sec and its depth is 45m. The area around the lake has a very rich flora and fauna, where you can find river trout and many wild animals like; marten, fox and different kinds of reptiles e.t.c.
The sea border with Greece – Corfu – Saranda – Albania for the moment remains closed because of Covid-19.
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Finikas Lines & Cruises is considered to be one of the main operators in the field of international maritime and overland transport as well as in the field of tourism with different excursions.
Address: Mitat Hoxha street, along the port, Sarande, Albania
Corfu Port, Greece
Finikas Lines
Mancan Travel / Anek Lines
1, Ethnikis Antistaseos Street
49100 Corfu Greece
T. 00302661032664