Acropolis Castle Tower

Acropolis Castle Tower is a tower in Xarre, Bashkia Konispol, Vlorë County. Acropolis Castle Tower is situated nearby to the castle Venetian Fortress of Butrint, as well as near Archaeological Museum of Butrint.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Venetian Fortress of Butrint and Archaeological Museum of Butrint.

Venetian Fortress of Butrint

Castle

Photo: Zysko serhii, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Venetian Fortress of Butrint is a castle on the Butrint Peninsula in southern Albania. The castle is located by the Channel of Vivari within the Butrint National Park and close to the neighbouring Venetian Triangular Castle.

Archaeological Museum of Butrint

Museum

Photo: Hyjnesha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Greek Theatre of Butrint

Archaeological site

Photo: Geoff Wong, CC BY 2.0.

Greek Theatre of Butrint is an archaeological site.

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.

Kalami

Village

Photo: Ardfern, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kalami is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Acropolis Castle Tower.

Sopik is a village in the former commune of Livadhe, Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality of Finiq. Sopik is situated 8 km northeast of Acropolis Castle Tower.

Acropolis Castle Tower

Type: Tower
Category: building
Location: Xarre, Bashkia Konispol, Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

39.74616° or 39° 44′ 46″ north

Longitude

20.02014° or 20° 1′ 13″ east

Open location code

8GF2P2WC+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 86822230

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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