Zvërnec Island is an island within the
Narta Lagoon in southern
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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The island is nearly all covered with tall
pine
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trees and is just east of a much smaller island. It is 430m in length and has a maximum width of 300m. Zvërnec Island is connected to the mainland by a 270m long wooden bridge.
The island is a tourist attraction because it contains the well preserved 13th-14th century
Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
Zvërnec Monastery.
Near the island lies the village that
bears the same name.
The island has an area about 9 hectares.
Zvërnec Monastery
Manastiri_Zverrnecit.jpg, Zvernec Monastery
Monastery of Zvernec.JPG
Kloster Zvernec Albania 1.JPG
Kloster Zvernec Albania 2.JPG
Manastiri Zverrnecit brenda.jpg
See also
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Tourism in Albania
Tourism in Albania has been a key element to the country's economic activity and is constantly developing. It is characterized by its rich archaeological and cultural heritage dating back to the classical period when Illyrians and Ancient Gre ...
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Albanian Riviera
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Geography of Albania
References
Tourism in Albania
Islands of Albania
Geography of Vlorë County
Tourist attractions in Vlorë County
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