TIRANA, Sept 3 /ATA/ – The ancient city of Butrint keeps attracting an increasing number of both local and foreign tourists Culture and heritage tourism continues to grow rapidly in Albania.
Dorina Dhima, tourism specialist at the Butrint National Park, told Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) on Saturday that a total of 56 363 tourists visited the ancient monuments and museums at this site, with ticket revenue rising by 44% from January to August 2022.
Dhima said that the highest number of local and foreign visitors to the ancient city of Butrint was recorded in August, with a total of 21 745 visitors.
Butrint is one of Albania’s most important archaeological sites and features an immense wealth of cultural, historical, and natural values and is both a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a National Park. It contains archaeological sites and relics dating back from the 10th century BC.
Today, it is a popular tourist destination, attracting thousands of visitors every year.
Albania is home to a significant number of archaeological parks like the Butrint, Apolon, Orik, Amantia archaeological parks, as well as historic and cultural heritage sites, old castles, including the castle of Gjirokaster, Lekurs castle in Saranda, Kruja castle, Berat Castle, Petrela castle in Tirana, Ali Pasha castle in Tepelene, Rozafa castle in Shkoder etc.
Some of the must-see museums include the Iconography Onufri Museum and the Ethnography Museum in Berat, Archaeological Museums in Durres, Tirana, Korça, the Weapons and Ethnographic Museum in Gjirokaster, Ethnography Museum in Saranda, National History Museum in Tirana, Archaeological Museum in Tirana, History Museum in Shkoder etc.
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