Butrint World Heritage Site

Official name

Butrint | UNESCO

Country

Albania | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

District of Sarandë, County of Vlorë
39.7457° Lat, 20.2090° Lon | Map

Code

570

Time Zone

Europe/Tirane (CET, +0100)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1992. Inhabited since prehistoric times, Butrint has been the site of a Greek colony, a Roman city and a bishopric. Following a period of prosperity under Byzantine administration, then a brief occupation by the Venetians, the city was abandoned in the late Middle Ages after marshes formed in the area. The present archaeological site is a repository of ruins representing each period in the city’s development.