UNESCO
Butrint National Park Next Door
Ksamil · Albanian Riviera
QUICK INFORMATION
- CATEGORY
- UNESCO
- COUNTRY
- Albania
- REGION
- Ksamil · Albanian Riviera
- DURATION
- 1–2 days
ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE
Ksamil’s luck is to sit at the gate of Butrint: a whole ancient city — Greek theatre, Roman forum, Byzantine basilicas, Venetian castle — preserved in a lagoon-side national park, ten minutes by bus from the beach. UNESCO-listed since 1992, it is the region’s great sight, and a Ksamil stay pairs it naturally: ruins in the cool of the morning, islands in the afternoon.
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
Butrint National Park Next Door
Butrint National Park Next Door, Ksamil, Albanian Riviera, Albania
39.7460, 20.0190
MORE EXPERIENCES
More to do in Ksamil
FOOD & DRINK
Where to eat nearby
Grill houses and fish tavernas on the main strip — the town’s consensus tables (Grill Zone, WG, Basilico) serve the daily catch at every price.
Lagoon-mussel tavernas and traditional kitchens — Butrint mussels, lakror and slow family cooking a street back from the beach.
HOTELS & STAYS
Where to stay nearby
Beachfront hotels and boutique stays around the main bay — sea-view balconies and the islands at the window.
Family hotels and apartments in the quiet streets behind the strip — better value, five minutes to the sand.
ITINERARIES
Day-by-day routes
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NEARBY DESTINATIONS
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