Ksamil

Ksamil is a village in Bashkia Sarandë, Vlorë County. Ksamil is situated nearby to the village Manastir, as well as near Shëndellia.

Type: Village with 2,990 residents
Description: village in Albania
Address: SARANDË

Places of Interest

Highlights include Butrint National Park and Ali Pasha Castle.

Butrint National Park

Nature reserve

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Butrint National Park is a national park in Vlorë County, southern Albania. It is located 18 kilometres south of Sarandë. The park encompasses 9,424 hectares of hilly terrain with freshwater lakes, wetlands, salt marshes, open plains, reed beds and islands.

Ali Pasha Castle

Photo: Arian Mavriqi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ali Pasha Castle is a castle in Albania. It is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820. The current fortress was rebuilt in 1819 from its surface with 3 towers. Until 1820 it was the second residence of Ali Pashe Tepelena.

Archaeological Museum of Butrint

Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Butrint was opened in 1938. It was reopened during the 1950s-1960s in the premises of the Venetian Acropolis Castle within the acropolis of the ancient city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrinë and Kalami.

Vrinë

Village

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Vrinë is a village in the former Xarrë municipality, Vlorë County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Konispol. Vrinë is situated 4½ km south of Ksamil.