Butrint National Park, Albania, sprawls over 29 square km of beautiful and historical landscape and boasts of tranquil environment. This is one of the significant National Parks in Albania. The Butrint National Park,Albania, which has been declared as the World Heritage Site was created in the year 2000. The Albanian Government with the support of UNESCO expanded the boundaries of the Butrint National Park, Albania to 86 sq. km in 2005.
Butrint National Park in Albania is located in the southern part of the country. It is a site of utmost importance for reconstructing the history of the country from the Bronze Age to the 19th century. It is a home to a large number of major monuments that include the city walls, late antique baptistery, the great Basilica, a theater and some Venetian castles.Butrint National Park is a product of the joint venture between the Albanian Ministry and culture and the UNESCO, ICROM and ICOMOS. It was created with the intention of creating a cultural heritage resource involving the local communities and the national institutions to serve as model for other parks in Albania.
Butrint National Park, Albania has the famous Butrint located inside the park. Butrint's importance to Albania as a cultural heritage was first acknowledged in the year 1992 when it was declared as a site of great historical significance. It is not just a physical cultural heritage but is also a natural environment of international significance because of its varied flora and fauna.
The entire area is robed with natural elements that include a woodland with a complex ecosystem that is influenced by the presence of water bodies like Lake Butrint and Vivari Channel which meets the great Ionian Sea. It is a natural home to a wide variety of animal species that include rare birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. This ultimately forced the authorities to convert the Butrint National Park into Ramsar Wetlands Site of International Importance. The park shelters 26 species of animals that are globally conserved. Marginated Tortoise, wolf and white-tailed eagle are some of the popular among them.
The Butrint National Park in Albania remains open to the visitors all the year round and entry is restricted between 8.00 and dusk. Entry fee has been fixed to generate revenue for maintenance. The museum inside the park remains open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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