Byllis Archaeological Park

One of the best antic cities of Illyricum ( the old Albania). Near you can find Nikaia which is the origin town of Bylis and that is much older.

The archaeological park sits atop a mountain with a spectacular view. The entrance fees cost 300 Lek per person. There is no ticketing counter. The caretaker appeared as we arrived to collect the fees. I believe the site holds great history, but the information were insufficient to bring that across to tourists. The paths in the park are barely existent as they only comprise semi-trampled grass.

The walls of Byllis were 2,200m long, enclosing 30 hectares of a plain atop a hill 524m above sea level. There were 6 gates in the city walls. The road coming from Apollonia passed through two of them, crossing Byllis in the direction of the narrows of gorges of the Vjosa river on the way to Macedonia or those of Antigonia in the direction of Epirus.

Nice and interesting history

Nice place with amazing views, very challenging to get to - only by gravel road in poor shape.