Ancient and UNESCO

How this list is built

Tagged UNESCO or archaeology. Entry prices live on each page as dated facts, and the national ticketing platform carries only Butrint, so the rest are paid at the gate.

In this list · October verdict alongside

• Beratbest · Autumn colour along the Osum.
• Gjirokastërbest · Autumn in the stone town, the best light of the year.
• Butrintbest · The best light of the year over the lagoon.
• Durrësok · Swimmable in the first half, and the ruins are at their best.
• Apolloniabest · Autumn on the plain and the best light of the year.
• Gjirokastër Castlebest · Autumn light down the Drino, the best month of the year.
• Pogradecbest · Autumn on the lake, and the fish season.
• Linok · Cooling and closing down.
• Byllisbest · Clear, cool and empty, with the plain turning.
• Hadrianopolisbest · Clear and cool, and the excavation season's work is visible.
• The Durrës amphitheatrebest · Clear and cool, and the mosaics are worth the light.
• Kaninë Castlebest · The clearest month for a hilltop over the Adriatic.
• The Pëllumbas cavebest · Autumn colour in the gorge, and nobody on a weekday.