Notable Buddhist site · Vlorë County, Albania
St George's Monastery
Manastiri i Shën Gjergjit
St George's Monastery is a Buddhist site in Vlorë County, Albania.
St George's Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit St George's Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach St George's Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.81047, 20.00950. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St George's Monastery
- Butrint National Park · sanctuary · Epirus and Western Macedonia · ~8 km · Must-see
- Lëkurësi Castle · fort · Vlorë County · ~8 km · Must-see
- Port of Sarandë · attraction · Vlorë County · ~8 km · Must-see
- Venetian Acropolis Castle · fort · Vlorë County · ~9 km · Must-see
- Buthrotum · lake · Vlorë County · ~9 km · Must-see
- Venetian Triangular Castle · fort · Vlorë County · ~10 km · Must-see
- Ali Pasha Castle · fort · ~10 km · Must-see
- Kassiopi Fortress · fort · Ioanian Islands · ~10 km · Must-see
- Archeological Park of Phoinike · fort · Vlorë County · ~15 km · Must-see
- St. Nicholas Monastery Church · church · Vlorë County · ~16 km · Must-see
- Antinioti Lagoon · lake · Ioanian Islands · ~17 km · Must-see
- Pantokrator · viewpoint · Ioanian Islands · ~17 km · Must-see
- Delvinë Castle · fort · Vlorë County · ~21 km · Must-see
- Saint Spyridon · church · Ioanian Islands · ~27 km · Must-see
- Old Fortress Lighthouse · beach · Ioanian Islands · ~27 km · Must-see
- Λιστόν · attraction · Ioanian Islands · ~27 km · Must-see
- St. George's Church · church · Ioanian Islands · ~27 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher · church · Ioanian Islands · ~28 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of St George's Monastery
Other buddhist sites near St George's Monastery
- Monastery · Buddhist site · Ioanian Islands · ~30 km · Must-see
- Monastery of Saint Paraskevi · Buddhist site · Epirus · ~80 km · Must-see
- Faneromeni monastery (Leukada) · Buddhist site · Epirus · ~123 km · Must-see
- Μονή Αγίας Τριάδας · Buddhist site · Western Macedonia · ~132 km · Must-see
- Ardenica Monastery · Buddhist site · Fier County · ~147 km · Must-see
- Forty Saints Monastery · Buddhist site · Vlorë County · ~9 km
- Manastiri i Shën Mërisë (Kakome) · Buddhist site · Vlorë County · ~18 km
- Dhuvjan Monastery · Buddhist site · Vlorë County · ~25 km
- Manastiri i Ravenës · Buddhist site · Gjirokastër County · ~32 km
- Vlacherena · Buddhist site · Ioanian Islands · ~32 km
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Frequently asked
Is St George's Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for St George's Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit St George's Monastery?
October to March. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near St George's Monastery?
Nearby: Butrint National Park (sanctuary, 8 km), Lëkurësi Castle (fort, 8 km), Port of Sarandë (attraction, 8 km), Venetian Acropolis Castle (fort, 9 km), Buthrotum (lake, 9 km), Venetian Triangular Castle (fort, 10 km).
Is St George's Monastery worth visiting?
St George's Monastery is listed as a notable Buddhist site in Albania on Spotwander.