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Archaeology
Triconch Palace
Butrint · Albanian Riviera
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- Archaeology
- COUNTRY
- Albania
- REGION
- Butrint · Albanian Riviera
- DURATION
- Half–full day
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
Beside the Vivari channel stand the brick walls of the Triconch Palace — Butrint’s grandest private house, a late-Roman villa expanded around 420 AD into a mansion with three great apses facing the water. Its story is the site’s in miniature: rising water levels flooded the new wing before it was finished, and the palace was abandoned to the lagoon — a 1,600-year-old lesson in the wetland that now protects the city as a park.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE
What you’ll experience
THE EXPERIENCE IN DETAIL
What it’s really like
HIGHLIGHTS
Moments worth savouring
WHAT TO EXPECT
Good to know before you go
MAP & LOCATION
Triconch Palace
Triconch Palace, Butrint, Albanian Riviera, Albania
39.7475, 20.0200
MORE EXPERIENCES
More to do in Butrint
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FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Fish tavernas on the Butrint lake shore near the park — lagoon mussels, grilled fish and lake views at the water’s edge.
Mussel houses toward Ksamil — the Butrint lagoon’s signature dish grilled or steamed, a short ride from the park gate.
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
No hotels inside the park — base yourself in Ksamil (20 minutes by bus) for beaches and tavernas around the visits.
Sarandë works equally well — the frequent Butrint bus makes the park an easy half-day from the promenade.
ITINERARIES
Day-by-day routes
NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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