Butrint

A UNESCO world heritage site, Butrint is a ruined fortified city on a forest-covered peninsula, opposite Corfu. Layers of civilisations were first found in the 1920s: Roman amphitheaters, forum, Acropolis, fountains, baths and Byzantine and Cristian churches and basilica lie around in rubble in the dense forest. They appear to have no budget: wooden visitor railings rot, huge swathes of the forest are unexcavated and signage is makeshift and minimal. It’s a truly magical lost city. Wandering around in the quiet early morning, it felt as if we had discovered it ourself. We camped the night next to an abandoned campervan in the car park of a lonely, empty but friendly hotel next to the ruins, and escaped before all the coaches arrived.Read more