The Sarmento River is a dry rock-strewn riverbed during the summer but can be a torrent during the winter rains.

[4] The village is bordered by the towns of Alessandria del Carretto, Cersosimo, Noepoli, San Paolo Albanese and Terranova di Pollino.

San Costantino Albanese was founded in approximately 1534 by ethnic Albanians refugees or Arbëreshë, from Corone, Morea in Greece which was occupied by the Ottoman Turks.

In the early 20th century, the town, like much of Southern Italy, saw a wave of emigration to the United States and South America.

the Pace family built a small votive chapel dedicated to the cult of Saint Helena mother of the Emperor Constantine, of which today only a few remnants remain visible.