Ksamili and Butrint

The village of Ksamili is near Sarande. Ksamili has a beautiful beach with several small islands you could swim to. There was one hotel in the village in 2005. The owner exchanges dollars as well operates a full service restaurant. You can catch a bus from Ksamili to Butrint.

Just outside of Ksamili, lies Butrint, a UNESCO World Heritage site that you can visit for a few US Dollars! Butrint was an ancient city throughout Greek, Roman, bishopric and Byzantine periods. The city was finally abandoned during the Middle Ages perhaps due to the marsh surrounding and subsequently malaria epidemic.

The current archaeological site includes an impressive Roman amphitheater, a Byzantine Basilica, a Roman temple with mosaic floor, a beautifully carved lion gate as well numerous constructions built throughout the periods. As of summer of 2005, there is cross-national archaeological team doing digging at Butrint. You could watch the scientists do their work inside the park.

Daily ferryboats link Sarandë with the nearby Greek island of Corfu.

"Skanderebeu" Kognak

Miniaturbuker aus Alabaster

"Albanische Mythologie" Buch

There are a few places now that u can eat in Ksamil. At least 4 restaurants that are opened in the winter, but in the summer there are a lot more opened and lots of the are just seconds from the beach all of them serve fresh mussels , fresh fish and local produce .

albanische Raki