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Antigonia
Ancient town in Albania

Antigonia

Antigonia, also transliterated as Antigonea and Antigoneia, was an ancient Greek city in Chaonia, Epirus, and the chief inland city of the ancient Chaonians.

It is located just south of the village of Saraqinisht, Gjirokastër County, Albania.

How locals move

Getting around Antigonia the local way

  • Get inBuses and minibuses are going to Tirana (1,000 leke) every hour from around 07:00 until 13:00, then there is a bus at 14:30 and a night bus leaving at 00:00 (it arrives in Tirane at 05:45 near Skanderbeg Square).

From Wikivoyage: Gjirokastër, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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