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St. Paraskevi's Church

#185 among destinations in Albania

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Local name: Kisha e Shën PremtesCoordinates: 40°4'5"N, 20°20'47"E
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GjirokastërAlbania

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Day trips

St. Paraskevi's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Libohovë Castle, Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Maja e Papingut, Nemërçka.

  • libohove castle5 miSW
    Forts and castles

    Libohovë Castle, Libohovë

    128 min walk • Libohovë Castle is a castle in Libohovë, southern Albania. It was built between 1796 and 1798 by Ali Pasha of Ioannina.

  • dormition of the theotokos church libohove3 miW
    Church

    Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Libohovë

    77 min walk • The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, simply known as Koimissi or Saint Mary church is an Eastern Orthodox Christian church in the village of Labovë e Kryqit, in Gjirokastër County, southern Albania. It is one of the most representative examples of Byzantine architecture in Albania.

  • maja e papingut6 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Maja e Papingut

    153 min walk • Maja e Papingut is a peak of the Nemërçkë mountain ridge located in the south of Albania, near the Vjosë river. Maja e Papingut is the highest point of Nemerçkë and the highest unshared peak in southern Albania at 2,482 m high.

  • nemercka5.3 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Nemërçka

    136 min walk • Nemërçka Mountains are a mountain range in southern Albania between Përmet and Gjirokastër District, which extends from a northwest direction to the southeast near the border between Albania and Greece. Geologically, Nemërçkë is a limestone-flysch forming a massive anticline situated between the graben valley of Vjosë river.

  • mount lunxheri7.4 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Lunxhëri

    188 min walk • Mount Lunxhëri is a mountain in southern Albania in the geographical region of Southern Albanian Highlands. Its highest elevation is 2,156 m. Its orientation is northwest to southeast. The valley of the river Drino, with the city Gjirokastër, lies to its southwest. The Zagori region lies to its east.

  • holy transfiguration monastery church3 miS
    Memorial

    Holy Transfiguration Monastery Church

    76 min walk • The Holy Transfiguration Monastery Church is a monastery church near Çatistë, Gjirokastër County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.

  • mount bureto location map
    3.7 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Mount Bureto

    94 min walk • Mount Bureto is a mountain in southern Albania in the geographical region of Southern Albanian Highlands. It is part of the mountain chain Shëndelli-Lunxhëri-Bureto chain, which goes parallel to the Trebeshinë-Dhembel-Nemërçkë chain.

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