Posts Tagged ‘butrint’

Butrint National Park, Preserving the Rise and Fall of an Ancient City

Albania was once part of the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman worlds and as a result has a rich archaeological legacy. One of the most important archaeological sites in the Balkan country is Butrint National Park, protecting the remains of a long-abandoned city. This site, once known as the city of Buthrōtum, offers us a […]

Christian Symbols Hidden in Ancient Pagan Mosaics of Butrint Baptistery

For many years Albania was an isolated country, but in recent decades it has opened to tourists and we are gradually becoming more familiar with its many spectacular heritage sites. The remarkable Baptistery of Butrint is included among the most important late Roman and early Byzantine sites anywhere in the Balkans. Today the baptistery is […]

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