TIRANA, June 11/ATA/ More than 18 thousand local and foreign tourists have visited the ancient city of Butrint during the period January-May of the current year.
Dorina Dhima, tourism specialist in Butrint National Park, told ATA that, “During the period January-May 2023, 18,764 local and foreign visitors were in Butrint, marking a high flow. While in May alone, there were recorded 14,371 visitors in total, of which 4,152 were local visitors, 6,369 were foreign visitors and 3,850 were visitors without a ticket.
According to her, the January – May 2023 period shows the growing trend of visitors.
Regarding the income from visitors during January – May 2023, Dhima emphasized that, “The Office of Administration and Coordination of the Butrint National Park during May 2023 has generated a total of 6948400 ALL, of which 2108300 ALL from local visitors, 4840100 ALL from foreign visitors.
The National Archaeological Park of Butrint extends over an area of 15 hectares and is located at an altitude of 30-50 meters above sea level. It is located in the southeastern corner of Ksamil peninsula. The archeology of this ancient city makes evident the legacy left by different cultures in the past: The Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Venetians, the Turks, the French and the Ottomans, who saw Butrint as a strategic area to expand their influence. Kings, conquerors, princes, thinkers, archaeologists and historians have found in the ruins of the city a symmetry of human history. /k.s/p.s./
