Butrint Lagoon
Butrint Lagoon spreads out just south of Sarandë, where the Vivari Channel links brackish water to the Ionian Sea beside the ruins that earned Butrint its UNESCO listing. Herons and cormorants work the reed beds at dawn, fishermen still net eels the way their families have for generations, and the whole basin has the hushed, unhurried feel of a place tourism hasn't fully found yet. There's no crowd of reviews to quote — just a landscape best explored slowly, camera in hand, before or after wandering the ancient city nearby.
- Surface
- 16 km²
- Max depth
- 21 m
- Type
- lagoon
- Status
- UNESCO
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