Archeologists are unearthing an important new building in the UNESCO-protected ancient city in Albania, which could shed fresh light on the life of the Roman colony. Time travel might normally be the ...

A law that plans to transfer management of Albania’s most important archaeological site to a foundation – and which keeps the financial side of the deal secret – has drawn fierce criticism in the ...

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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. The ...

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image. After a period of turmoil, places often talk about looking ...

But it has happened - at Butrint, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Just 5km (three miles) from the vibrant Greek holiday island of Corfu, Butrint preserves the tranquil, classical atmosphere beloved of ...

WHEN Aeneas was on his way to ancient Italy, he stopped at a settlement on the coast opposite the island of Corfu. There, according to Virgil, he saw before him “Troy in miniature”: a city where the ...

UNESCO World Heritage Centre Title Report of the UNESCO-ICOMOS-Butrint Foundation Mission to Butrint (Albania), 19-25 April 2001 ...

Title Lake Butrint, Butrint, Albania (World Heritage site and Ramsar Wetland of International Importance) Description Lake Butrint, Butrint, Albania (World Heritage site and Ramsar Wetland of ...

13:58, Tue, Feb 20, 2024 Updated: 12:55, Thu, Feb 22, 2024 With classic holiday spots in Europe rammed this summer, more and more people are looking for less frequently visited alternatives to travel ...