Berat, a Unesco World Heritage Site about two hours south of Tirana, Albania’s capital, lines the banks of the river Osum, ...

BUTRINT, ALBANIA: Violet Mihasi doesn't hide her concern while working on her barge on a salt lagoon in the southern tip of Albania, her mussels clinging to ropes dangled in the water. The mussel ...

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 ...

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 ...

Documents obtained by Balkan Insight show that Albanian authorities used land in the Butrint archeological park to compensate property seized under the Communist regime. Documents obtained by the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. "Would anyone here like to sing?" Our guide, Melisa, pauses and smiles as she surveys the group. "No ...

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 – ...

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 ...

Tirana, Albania — I was sipping an espresso at the Piazza bookstore, a trendy Tirana cafe where artists, writers and politicians hang out, listening to Neritan Ceka, Albania’s leading archeological ...