Historic towns Updated 1 November 2026
Butrint: Albania's UNESCO City Everyone Drives Past
A Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian city on a wooded peninsula 4 km from Ksamil that most visitors skip. What to see and how long to allow.
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Historic towns Updated 18 October 2026
Berat or Gjirokaster: Which Ottoman Town If You Only Have One Day
Two UNESCO towns and one free day. An honest comparison of Berat and Gjirokaster on setting, castle, food and driving time, and when to skip both.
Historic towns Updated 15 October 2026
Berat: The City of a Thousand Windows
Two Ottoman quarters facing each other across a river, a castle with people still living inside it, and a nickname that turns out to be literal.
Historic towns Updated 15 October 2026
Gjirokaster: The Stone City on the Hillside
A UNESCO listed Ottoman town of slate roofed tower houses climbing a mountainside, with a castle on top and a bazaar street through the middle.
Historic towns Updated 23 September 2026
A History Route Through Albania: Greeks, Romans, Ottomans, Communists
A Greek and Roman city in a lagoon, two Ottoman towns, a Roman amphitheatre under a modern city, and a hundred and seventy thousand concrete bunkers.