Albania
Things to do in Sarandë & Butrint
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Sightlore has 12 places to explore in Sarandë & Butrint, and 12 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Sarandë & Butrint's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Forty Saints Monastery
The Monastery of the Forty Saint Martyrs is a ruined Eastern Orthodox monastery overlooking the coastal city of Sarandë in southern Albania.
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Ksamil
Ksamil is a village and a former municipality in the riviera of Southern Albania, and part of Butrint National Park. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Sarandë.
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Baptistery of Butrint
The Baptistery of Butrint, is an archeological site in Vlorë County, Albania and part of the Butrint National Park. Located in the archaeological site of Butrint, it is a late antique structure known for its well-preserved mosaic pavement.
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Butrint
Butrint was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus.
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Archeological Museum of Butrint
The Archaeological Museum of Butrint was opened in 1938. It was reopened during the 1950s-1960s in the premises of the Venetian Acropolis Castle within the acropolis of the ancient city.
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Blue Eye
The Blue Eye is a water spring and natural phenomenon occurring in the village of Muzinë in Finiq municipality, southern Albania.
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Triangular Fortress of Butrint
The Venetian Triangular Castle is a castle near Butrint. The castle is located by the Channel of Vivari nearby Butrint National Park. In 1572, during the wars between Venice and the Ottomans, the acropolis of Butrint was abandoned.
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Lëkurësi Fortress
Lëkurësi Castle is a ruined Ottoman Turkish castle near Sarandë, southern Albania. The castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Sarandë, southeast of the town centre.
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Vivari Fortress
Ali Pasha Castle is a castle in Albania. It is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820. The current fortress was rebuilt in 1819 from its surface with 3 towers.
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Venetian Acropolis Castle
The Venetian Fortress of Butrint is a castle on the Butrint Peninsula in southern Albania. The castle is located by the Channel of Vivari within the Butrint National Park and close to the neighbouring Venetian Triangular Castle.
Discovery routes in Sarandë & Butrint
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
From the Blue Eye to Butrint
From the Blue Eye spring to the Monastery of the Forty Saints and Lëkurës Castle, from Ksamil to ancient Butrint: the museum, the Venetian acropolis castle, the baptistery, the Triangular Castle and Ali Pasha's castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Forty Saints Monastery
The Monastery of the Forty Saint Martyrs is a ruined Eastern Orthodox monastery overlooking the coastal city of Sarandë in southern Albania.
Lëkurësi Fortress
Lëkurësi Castle is a ruined Ottoman Turkish castle near Sarandë, southern Albania. The castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Sarandë, southeast of the town centre.
Butrint
Butrint was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus.
Venetian Acropolis Castle
The Venetian Fortress of Butrint is a castle on the Butrint Peninsula in southern Albania. The castle is located by the Channel of Vivari within the Butrint National Park and close to the neighbouring Venetian Triangular Castle.
Triangular Fortress of Butrint
The Venetian Triangular Castle is a castle near Butrint. The castle is located by the Channel of Vivari nearby Butrint National Park. In 1572, during the wars between Venice and the Ottomans, the acropolis of Butrint was abandoned.
Vivari Fortress
Ali Pasha Castle is a castle in Albania. It is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820. The current fortress was rebuilt in 1819 from its surface with 3 towers.
Porto Palermo Fortress
Porto Palermo Castle is an Ottoman castle near Himarë in southern Albania. It is situated in the bay of Porto Palermo, a few kilometers south of Himarë along the Albanian Riviera.
Museums
Archeological Museum of Butrint
The Archaeological Museum of Butrint was opened in 1938. It was reopened during the 1950s-1960s in the premises of the Venetian Acropolis Castle within the acropolis of the ancient city.
Places of worship
Baptistery of Butrint
The Baptistery of Butrint, is an archeological site in Vlorë County, Albania and part of the Butrint National Park. Located in the archaeological site of Butrint, it is a late antique structure known for its well-preserved mosaic pavement.
St. Mary's Monastery, Kakome
St. Mary's Monastery is an Albanian Orthodox monastery in Kakome, Vlorë County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.
Nature
Blue Eye
The Blue Eye is a water spring and natural phenomenon occurring in the village of Muzinë in Finiq municipality, southern Albania.
Ksamil
Ksamil is a village and a former municipality in the riviera of Southern Albania, and part of Butrint National Park. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Sarandë.
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