Antigonea Archaeological Park
Parku Arkeologjik i Antigonesë
The ancient city founded by King Pyrrhus in memory of his wife. Walls and colonnaded houses sit on a mountaintop among oak forests, overlooking the Drino valley.
Antigonea was founded by Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, in the early 3rd century BC and named after his wife, Antigone, an Egyptian princess of the Ptolemaic dynasty. The Romans burned it in 167 BC. The site lies on a ridge about 15 km southeast of Gjirokastër and includes city walls, gates, colonnaded houses and mosaics from an early Christian church. Oak forest and open valley views surround the site. Visitors are few, admission is cheap, and it is reached by car, with the last stretch on a mountain road.
Opening hours
Open daytime
Nearby sights
- Dormition Church, Labovë e Kryqit
- Libohovë Castle
- Gjirokastër Cold War Tunnel
- Gjirokastër Castle
- Gjirokastër Old Bazaar
- Bazaar Mosque, Gjirokastër
- Ismail Kadare House
- Skënduli House