# Forty Saints Monastery

Saranda, Albania

On the hill east of Sarandë stand the ruins of a monastery with a sixth-century basilica dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. This holy place gave the city its name and has forty underground chapels beneath it.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 39.872222, 20.021667

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