Today, with its ancient Greek theatre, Roman baths and Venetian tower, Butrint is considered a “microcosm” of Albanian history. I soon discovered, as I looked out across a green-blue lake to ...

But today, Albania is working hard to reclaim its cultural heritage by preserving its natural landscape and embracing its ancient roots. The more-than-2,500-year-old ruins of the city of Butrint ...

The local ferry is still a raft, the views are sublime and the sunsets magical. How has Albania managed to safeguard Butrint, when so much of its recent history has been turbulent, with communist ...

BUTRINT, Albania -- More than 2,000 years after Julius Caesar came here for provisions and decided to start a veterans colony, a new army has invaded -- a multinational force of archaeologists in ...

During the disagreeable regime of Enver Hoxha it had few visitors. Since Albania re-opened, Butrint has become the country's largest tourist destination. In 1996 it attracted 20,000 visitors.

Albania’s first hundred years proved rocky ... Beyond the coast is a landscape rich in history, including the city of Butrint, a World Heritage site that Roman poet Virgil called a “Troy ...

An international contest is being held to design a landmark carbon-neutral visitor centre at the historic Butrint National Park in Albania [Deadline: 24 October 2022] The two-stage competition – ...

40 years after the death of the dictator Enver Hoxha, whose four-decade rule over Albania drove it into isolation ... known archaeological treasure of Butrint, before attempting to take part ...

The chosen site of the visitor center represents a dense crossway between the trails that start from the mountain paths and connect with the wetlands on the Vivari Channel and Lake Butrint.