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🏛️ Historic
Ali Pasha Castle (Vivari)
📌 Vivari Channel, Butrint, Albania · Albania travel guide · prices verified 2026
Tiny square fortress guarding the mouth of the Vivari Channel, upgraded with gun batteries by Ali Pasha around 1804 — reached by boat.
| Price | Free (boat) |
| Time needed | 1–2 h |
| GPS | 39.7417, 19.9925 |
💡 Local tip: Hire the small ferryman's boat by Butrint's cable ferry, or kayak the channel at dawn.
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