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 ...
Archeologists are unearthing an important new building in the UNESCO-protected ancient city in Albania, which could shed fresh light on the life of the Roman colony. Time travel might normally be the ...
BUTRINT, Albania -- More than 2,000 years after Julius Caesar came here for provisions and decided to start a veterans colony, a new army has invaded -- a multinational force of archaeologists in what ...
The chosen site of the visitor center represents a dense crossway between the trails that start from the mountain paths and connect with the wetlands on the Vivari Channel and Lake Butrint. The ...
Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast its image. After a period of turmoil, places often talk about looking ...
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 ...
13:58, Tue, Feb 20, 2024 Updated: 12:55, Thu, Feb 22, 2024 With classic holiday spots in Europe rammed this summer, more and more people are looking for less frequently visited alternatives to travel ...
The Butrint National Park Visitor Center International Design Competition is a global search for a dedicated and gifted architectural team to design a new visitor center for Butrint National Park, an ...