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Park of Apollonia, the ancient city on the Adriatic Sea! Apollo represents one of the treasures of civilization and ancient culture founded in our country. This city, founded around the years 558 BC by colonels coming from Corcyra and Corinth on the lands of the Illyrian Taulnates, is just 12 kilometers far from Fier city.
Albania has an extensive hydrographic network of 152 rivers and streams, including 10 large rivers flowing from southeast to northwest, mainly discharging towards the Adriatic Sea. Combined, they produce a total annual flow rate of 1,308 cubic metres per second (46,200 cu ft/s).
Oricum ( Ancient Greek: Ὤρικον, Ὤρικος or Ὠρικός; Latin: Oricum or Oricus; Albanian: Oriku or Orikum) was a harbor on the Illyrian coast that developed in an Ancient Greek polis at the south end of the Bay of Vlorë on the southern Adriatic coast. It was located at the foot of the Akrokeraunian Mountains, the natural border ...
Archaeological museum. Website. apolloniaarchaeologicalpark .al. The Archaeological Museum of Apolonia is an archaeological museum approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Fier, Albania. It was established in 1958. [1] The museum contains artifacts unearthed nearby from the archaeological site of Apollonia and is close to the Ardenica Monastery .
Football. (women's) Basketball. FK Apolonia is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë and they play their home games at the Loni Papuçiu Stadium .
For lovers of history and especially antiquity, it may be worth noting that Darëzeza is located fairly close to the ancient city of Apollonia. The Archaeological Park of Apollonia, built in the 6 th century B.C., is one of the most important historical sites in the country. The city was so important during the Roman Empire that it was chosen ...
The city of Epidamnos ( Ancient Greek: Επίδαμνος ), later the Roman Dyrrachium [1] [2] [3] ( Δυρράχιον; modern Durrës, Albania ), was founded in 627 BC [4] in Illyria by Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra (modern Corfu ). [5] [6]
