ALBANIA - Butrint 'Ancient City'

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The ancient city of Butrint was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992 and is the most important archaeological site in Albania. Butrint is situated on a low promontory on the southwest coast of Albania. Butrint is undeniably a beautiful place. Close to modern civilization yet with its monuments in thick woodland, it is reminiscent of the age of 19th-century tourism. 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.

ALBANIA - Berati 'City of thousand windows'

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Known as the ‘Museum City’, Berati is undoubtedly a ‘must see’ for any traveller visiting Albania. Being more than 2,400 years old the town of Berati is one of the most attractive towns in Albania, rich in architecture, culture and history. Berati is also blessed with a dramatic location – situated at the foot of Mount Tomorri on the shores of the River Osumi. The ‘Town of one Thousand Windows’ is most famous for its white-washed houses which with their many windows seem to have been built on top of each other. Built almost all in white on a slope of green with the river at its feet, it offers a striking view as soon as it becomes visible.
The old town of Berati retains a unique style of architecture with its narrow and stone paved streets – ideal for exploration on foot. The castle is the only one in Albania (and perhaps one of the few in the world) that still has houses and inhabitants within its walls, each going about their daily life in exactly the same way that their predecessors did centuries ago.

ALBANIA - Prespa Lakes

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The Prespa Lakes are only a short distance to the south of Lake Ohrid and belong to Albania, Greece and Macedonia. Because of the natural diversity and spectacular scenery within the region it has only recently been proclaimed a National Park, the ‘Balkan Park of Prespa’, with a long-term view to develop eco-tourism.

The two lakes are shallower than Ohrid with a maximum depth of only 54m and the shoreline is generally rocky. Big Prespa lake is 285 sq. km whilst Small Prespa is 44 sq. km. They lie at an altitude of 850m and are surrounded by mountains reaching up to 2,334m.
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