Butrint

Butrint; 18 kilometres south of Saranda, is undoubtedly the most romantic and beautiful, if not the largest, of Albania's ancient sites.

The ruins are located in a fantastic natural setting and are part of a 29 square kilometre national park. They date from different periods spanning a period of 2500 years. Although the site was inhabited much earlier, the Greeks from Corfu settled on the hill of Butrint (Butrotum) in the 6th century BC. Within a century, Butrint became a centre of attraction for tourists. Within a century, Butrint developed into a fortified trading town with an acropolis.