Capitell - Butrint, Albania

Detail view of a capitell, the decorated top end of a pillar, in Butrint, Albania.

Butrint is a UNESCO World Heritage site, with building remains dating back to the Greeks. Inhabitation is dating back further than that though, probably to prehistoric times. It sits in a beautiful National Park about 20km from Sarande and boasts remains of Romans, Venetians, Byzantine times, Crusaders and a Christian bishopric.