# Roots Albania in Saranda: audio stories about 33 places

Canonical: https://rootsalbania.com/cities/saranda
Published: 15 September 2026

Roots Albania has audio stories about 33 places in Saranda (Albanian: Sarandë), on the Ionian coast of Albania. The app covers 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and needs no account: open Saranda, pick a place and play its story.

## The 33 places in Saranda with audio stories

In the order the app shows them, with the Albanian name after the English one.

1. Saranda Promenade (Shëtitorja e Sarandës)
2. Lëkurësi Castle (Kalaja e Lëkurësit)
3. Onchesmos, The Ancient City (Onhezmi, Qyteti Antik)
4. Saranda Old Town (Qyteti i Vjetër i Sarandës)
5. Saranda Port (Porti i Sarandës)
6. Museum of Tradition (Muzeu i Traditës)
7. Saranda Archaeological Museum (Muzeu Arkeologjik i Sarandës)
8. Church of Saint Charalambos (Kisha e Shën Harallambit)
9. Saranda Synagogue-Basilica (Sinagoga-Bazilika e Sarandës)
10. Saranda Mosque (Xhamia e Sarandës)
11. Monastery of the Forty Saints (Manastiri i Dyzet Shenjtorëve)
12. Saranda Beach (Plazhi i Sarandës)
13. Greco-Roman Theater (Butrint); Albanian: Teatri grek-romak (Butrint)
14. Sanctuary of Asclepius (Butrint); Albanian: Shenjtërorja e Asklepit (Butrint)
15. Lion Gate (Butrint); Albanian: Porta e Luanit (Butrint)
16. Lake Gate (Butrint); Albanian: Porta e Liqenit (Butrint)
17. Roman Forum and Nymphaeum (Butrint); Albanian: Forumi & Nimfeu Romak (Butrint)
18. Roman Baths (Butrint); Albanian: Termat romake (Butrint)
19. Well of Junia Rufina (Butrint); Albanian: Pusi i Junia Rufinës (Butrint)
20. Triconch Palace (Butrint); Albanian: Pallati Trikonç (Butrint)
21. Baptistery with Mosaics (Butrint); Albanian: Pagëzimorja me Mozaikë (Butrint)
22. Great Basilica (Butrint); Albanian: Bazilika e Madhe (Butrint)
23. Acropolis, Venetian Castle, and Museum (Butrint); Albanian: Akropoli, Kalaja Veneciane dhe Muzeu (Butrint)
24. Ali Pasha's Castle (Butrint); Albanian: Kalaja e Ali Pashës (Butrint)
25. Triangular Venetian Castle (Butrint); Albanian: Kalaja Trekëndore Veneciane (Butrint)
26. Ancient Theater (Finiq); Albanian: Teatri Antik (Finiq)
27. Agora and Acropolis (Finiq); Albanian: Agora-Akropoli (Finiq)
28. Walls and Bastion (Finiq); Albanian: Muret & Bastioni (Finiq)
29. Early Christian Basilicas (Finiq); Albanian: Bazilikat paleokristiane (Finiq)
30. Medieval Church (Finiq); Albanian: Kisha mesjetare (Finiq)
31. Fortifications and Terraces (Çuka e Ajtoit); Albanian: Fortifikimet & Terracat (Çuka e Ajtoit)
32. The "Palace" Complex (Çuka e Ajtoit); Albanian: Kompleksi i "Pallatit" (Çuka e Ajtoit)
33. Byzantine Church (Çuka e Ajtoit); Albanian: Kisha bizantine (Çuka e Ajtoit)

## Is there an audio guide for Butrint?

Yes, as audio stories. Roots Albania has audio stories about 13 places in Butrint, and all 13 are among the 33 Saranda places in the app: places 13 to 25 in the list above, from the Greco-Roman Theater (Butrint) to the Triangular Venetian Castle (Butrint). Each has a short introduction and a story of about six minutes, in 28 languages, with a male and a female voice.

Among the Butrint places are the Lion Gate, the Baptistery with Mosaics, the Great Basilica and the Triconch Palace. Saranda's other places include 5 in Finiq and 3 at Çuka e Ajtoit.

Roots Albania is not a guided tour: you choose the place on the city's map of places and play its story yourself.

## How to use Roots Albania in Saranda

Open Roots Albania and choose Saranda. The city has its own map of places with all 33 places on it; tap a place to play its short introduction or its story of about six minutes. You can listen in 28 languages, in a male or a female voice, and there is no account.

Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection. The stories are written by local people.

## The other nine cities

- [Tirana](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/tirana), 39 places
- [Vlora (Vlorë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/vlora), 34 places
- [Durrës](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/durres), 23 places
- [Berat](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/berat), 15 places
- [Korça (Korçë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/korca), 15 places
- [Pogradec](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/pogradec), 15 places
- [Gjirokastra (Gjirokastër)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/gjirokastra), 15 places
- [Shkodra (Shkodër)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/shkodra), 12 places
- [Kruja (Krujë)](https://rootsalbania.com/cities/kruja), 10 places

## All 33 places in Saranda, with coordinates

Every place below has a short introduction and a story of about six minutes in the Roots Albania app. The names, the coordinates (latitude, longitude), the type, the period and the one line descriptions are taken from the app's catalogue on 15 September 2026; a place without a one line description here has none short enough to print.

### 1. Saranda Promenade

- Albanian name: Shëtitorja e Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.873702, 20.007301
- Type of place: cultural
- Period: contemporary

### 2. Lëkurësi Castle

- Albanian name: Kalaja e Lëkurësit
- Coordinates: 39.8659, 20.02567
- Type of place: architectural
- Period: Ottoman

### 3. Onchesmos, The Ancient City

- Albanian name: Onhezmi, Qyteti Antik
- Coordinates: 39.872958, 20.005282
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: modern

### 4. Saranda Old Town

- Albanian name: Qyteti i Vjetër i Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.874599, 20.00065
- Type of place: historical
- Period: modern

### 5. Saranda Port

- Albanian name: Porti i Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.871291, 20.003063
- Type of place: cultural
- Period: contemporary

### 6. Museum of Tradition

- Albanian name: Muzeu i Traditës
- Coordinates: 39.874024, 20.00903
- Type of place: museum
- Period: modern

### 7. Saranda Archaeological Museum

- Albanian name: Muzeu Arkeologjik i Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.874227, 20.009076
- Type of place: museum
- Period: modern
- In one line: Built around a 6th-century mosaic floor discovered in 1968, this museum preserves the early Christian layer of ancient Onchesmus inside the building that was once the city's post office.

### 8. Church of Saint Charalambos

- Albanian name: Kisha e Shën Harallambit
- Coordinates: 39.873983, 20.010753
- Type of place: religious
- Period: modern

### 9. Saranda Synagogue-Basilica

- Albanian name: Sinagoga-Bazilika e Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.874749, 20.00665
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: modern

### 10. Saranda Mosque

- Albanian name: Xhamia e Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.874558, 20.00573
- Type of place: religious
- Period: modern
- In one line: Saranda's central mosque, rebuilt after the fall of state atheism, raises its minaret among Orthodox domes and the concrete of a communist bunker, 2 faiths and 1 denial layered on the same street.

### 11. Monastery of the Forty Saints

- Albanian name: Manastiri i Dyzet Shenjtorëve
- Coordinates: 39.872222, 20.021667
- Type of place: religious
- Period: Byzantine

### 12. Saranda Beach

- Albanian name: Plazhi i Sarandës
- Coordinates: 39.87268, 20.012191
- Type of place: natural
- Period: modern

### 13. Greco-Roman Theater (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Teatri grek-romak (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7452, 20.0207
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: ancient

### 14. Sanctuary of Asclepius (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Shenjtërorja e Asklepit (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.745, 20.0205
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: ancient

### 15. Lion Gate (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Porta e Luanit (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7461, 20.0213
- Type of place: architectural
- Period: ancient

### 16. Lake Gate (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Porta e Liqenit (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7466, 20.0201
- Type of place: architectural
- Period: ancient

### 17. Roman Forum and Nymphaeum (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Forumi & Nimfeu Romak (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7448, 20.0203
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: Roman

### 18. Roman Baths (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Termat romake (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7446, 20.0206
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: Roman

### 19. Well of Junia Rufina (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Pusi i Junia Rufinës (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7455, 20.0198
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: Roman

### 20. Triconch Palace (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Pallati Trikonç (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7443, 20.021
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: Byzantine

### 21. Baptistery with Mosaics (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Pagëzimorja me Mozaikë (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7449, 20.0212
- Type of place: religious
- Period: Byzantine

### 22. Great Basilica (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Bazilika e Madhe (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7463, 20.0218
- Type of place: religious
- Period: Byzantine

### 23. Acropolis, Venetian Castle, and Museum (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Akropoli, Kalaja Veneciane dhe Muzeu (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7458, 20.0222
- Type of place: museum
- Period: medieval

### 24. Ali Pasha's Castle (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Kalaja e Ali Pashës (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7416, 19.99246
- Type of place: architectural
- Period: Ottoman

### 25. Triangular Venetian Castle (Butrint)

- Albanian name: Kalaja Trekëndore Veneciane (Butrint)
- Coordinates: 39.7441, 20.0235
- Type of place: architectural
- Period: medieval

### 26. Ancient Theater (Finiq)

- Albanian name: Teatri Antik (Finiq)
- Coordinates: 39.91373, 20.05652
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: ancient

### 27. Agora and Acropolis (Finiq)

- Albanian name: Agora-Akropoli (Finiq)
- Coordinates: 39.91326, 20.05785
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: ancient

### 28. Walls and Bastion (Finiq)

- Albanian name: Muret & Bastioni (Finiq)
- Coordinates: 39.91238, 20.06005
- Type of place: architectural
- Period: ancient

### 29. Early Christian Basilicas (Finiq)

- Albanian name: Bazilikat paleokristiane (Finiq)
- Coordinates: 39.91317, 20.0586
- Type of place: religious
- Period: Byzantine

### 30. Medieval Church (Finiq)

- Albanian name: Kisha mesjetare (Finiq)
- Coordinates: 39.91165, 20.06074
- Type of place: religious
- Period: medieval

### 31. Fortifications and Terraces (Çuka e Ajtoit)

- Albanian name: Fortifikimet & Terracat (Çuka e Ajtoit)
- Coordinates: 39.680806, 20.122481
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: ancient

### 32. The "Palace" Complex (Çuka e Ajtoit)

- Albanian name: Kompleksi i "Pallatit" (Çuka e Ajtoit)
- Coordinates: 39.680506, 20.121981
- Type of place: archaeological
- Period: ancient

### 33. Byzantine Church (Çuka e Ajtoit)

- Albanian name: Kisha bizantine (Çuka e Ajtoit)
- Coordinates: 39.681206, 20.122981
- Type of place: religious
- Period: Byzantine

## Roots Albania in short

- 211 places across 10 Albanian cities
- 10 cities, each with its own map of places
- 28 languages
- 2 stories for every place: a short introduction and a story of about six minutes
- No account
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
- The stories are written by local people

Get the app on the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761542889) for iPhone and on [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootsalbania.app) for Android.

Roots Albania for iOS and Android is made by ROOTS SHPK, Rruga Zef Jubani, Nd. 4, H. 1, Ap. 3, Njësia Administrative Nr. 5, 1000 Tiranë, Albania, NUIS M61803028A, D-U-N-S 631176123, +355 69 443 8348, hello@rootsalbania.com, [roots-shpk.com](https://roots-shpk.com) and [rootsearth.com](https://rootsearth.com).

## More from Roots Albania

- [All ten cities](https://rootsalbania.com/cities): the ten cities with their number of places.
- [What Roots Albania is](https://rootsalbania.com/app): the app in one page: 211 places, ten cities, 28 languages, how it works.
- [Questions travellers ask](https://rootsalbania.com/faq): the cities, the languages, the account, listening without a connection.
- [The 28 languages](https://rootsalbania.com/languages): every language with its code, and a male and a female voice in each.
- [Events and activities](https://rootsalbania.com/events-and-activities): what is on in the city, and things to do you arrange with the provider.
- [About Roots Albania](https://rootsalbania.com/about): ROOTS SHPK in Tirana, and the company details.
- [Press and facts](https://rootsalbania.com/press): the fact sheet, the logo files, the store links and the contact address.
- [Comparisons](https://rootsalbania.com/compare): Roots Albania and eight other apps, the facts of each side by side.