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Butrint National Park
UNESCO since 1992
An ancient city between lake and channel, where Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian layers meet.
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About Butrint National Park
Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992, gathers 2,500 years of history in woods by the Vivari Channel. Founded by the Chaonians, a Greek tribe of Epirus, it became a Roman colony and an early Christian bishopric, and was abandoned after an earthquake flooded much of it. A loop path leads past the Greek theatre, Roman baths, a great basilica, the baptistery with its mosaic floor, the Lion Gate and the Venetian walls, with a museum on the acropolis. It lies 14 km south of Sarandë; arrive at opening time and allow two to three hours.
Our take
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Theatre and basilica
- Lagoon and woodland
- Visited year-round
- Address
- Butrint
Butrint, near Sarandë, the Balkans - Our city guide
- On our Tirana guide
- Price guide
- €€ (sights price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Butrint National Park before you go.
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