Located in Arapaja, a southeastern suburb of Durres, are the ruins of St. Michael’s Basilica, a palaeo-Christian church from 400 AD.
The basilica was rediscovered during an archaeological dig in 1974, when several remarkable features were unearthed. The headline here is the church’s large and detailed mosaic that covers 54 square metres, and thanks to its many years under the soil is in a near-immaculate state of preservation.
Also on the site are the remnants of the church’s naves and a fragment of a pillar with a decorative relief carved into it.
