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The National History and Archaeological museums set the scene — Illyrian, Greek and Roman Albania in one afternoon.
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Albania holds some of the best-preserved classical sites in the Mediterranean, and most see almost no crowds. This route strings them together — the Roman amphitheatre of Durrës, the Greek cities of Apollonia and Butrint, Hellenistic Antigonea and Bylis — finishing in the stone towns of Berat and Shkodra.
The National History and Archaeological museums set the scene — Illyrian, Greek and Roman Albania in one afternoon.
Skanderbeg's fortress and bazaar at Krujë, then the Roman amphitheatre, museum and Venetian tower of the port city of Durrës.
The sprawling Greek-Roman city of Apollonia near Fier, then the Riviera road south to Sarandë.
A morning at UNESCO Butrint — Greek theatre to Venetian tower — then up to the stone city of Gjirokastër.
The Hellenistic city of Antigonea above the Drino valley, and the Roman ruins of Hadrianopolis nearby.
The hilltop site of Bylis on the way to Berat — the UNESCO town, its castle and Onufri's icons.
The Illyrian rock tombs of Selca e Poshtme and the lakeside mosaics of Lin on ancient Lake Ohrid.
North to Rozafa Castle over the Drin and Buna, the Marubi archive, and back to Tirana.
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