Vino y gastronomia de Albania - Privado

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Meeting with the guide, you will be transferred to Blue Eye Natural spring for a visit of the springs. The “Blue Eye”(Syri i Kalter) is situated 8 km north of Saranda town. The “Blue Eye” spring is formed by the underground springs and is worth visiting.

Continue from the Blue Eye to the Mesopotam Monastery dedicated to St. Nicholas, it has a very special architecture of the Byzantine style. Saved from the ruins of the monastery walls surrounding an area totaling approximately 100 m and controlled by seven rectangular towers. The surrounding walls are earlier than the church exists.

From the Mesopotam Monastery, your next stop will be in the Lekursi castle for Wine Tasting. At the restaurant inside the Castle you will taste 2 kind of local wine, cheese, pie and other traditional dishes.

The wine of Albania is characterized by its unique sweetness and indigenous varieties. Albania produced an estimated 17,500 tons of wine in 2009. The geographic elevation of Albania makes it a perfect setting for wine production. During the communism era, the production area expanded to some 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres). The Albanian wine industry is striving to re-establish an international presence in line with its long reputation as a quality wine producer.

Meeting/pick-up point: Hotel Brilant, Sarande.
Duration: Six hours.
Start/opening time: At 8am.
-End/closing time: At 2pm.
Languages: German, English, French and Italian