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A blend of leisure, adventure, culture, history, and archaeology

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One of the most appealing regions of Albania is its south, bordered by stunning beaches and a tangle of jagged mountains. The scenic inner route passes via the cities of Berati and Gjirokastra, each with vast swaths of Ottoman architecture. The amazing Butrinti ruins are located further south, both itineraries intersect in the coastal resort of Saranda.

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The ancient city of Butrint, where each stone has its own seal of history

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Butrint – The extensive remains of defensive walls, castles, towers, and religious and secular buildings that still dominate the ruined cityscape today can be used to trace the city’s rich history, which spans from its early years as a Hellenistic sanctuary to its heyday as a Roman colony and then a flourishing early Christian center, to its final incarnation as a fortified medieval market town…

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