
Oliver Gilkes

Oliver currently works for Andante Travels in the archaeology department, designing new tours all over the world.
Oliver worked for over ten years as a field archaeologist in Italy at classical and medieval sites, before moving across the Adriatic to Albania, where he worked at the World Heritage Site of Butrint and the evocative medieval city of Gjirokastra. Oliver is still involved in a number of projects in Albania and is one of a handful of experts on Albanian archaeology in the United Kingdom.
Oliver’s publications include:
Gilkes, O. et al. 2013. Gjirokastra: the essential guide. Norwich: Gjirokastra Conservation and Development Organization.
Gilkes, O. 2012. Albania: an archaeological guide. London: I.B. Tauris. And you can read about some of Oliver’s work in Albania here:
http://archive.archaeology.org/0905/abstracts/letter.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6278418.stm
Upcoming tours
Guide Lecturer
(18 tours)8 days
£2,945
20 September 2021
8 days
£3,075
16 May 2022
8 days
£3,075
22 September 2022
10 days
£3,645
21 October 2021
10 days
£3,675
20 October 2022
9 days
£2,645
10 October 2021
9 days
£2,745
9 October 2022
9 days
£2,625
October 1 2021
9 days
£2,695
6 May 2022
8 days
£2,695
3 April 2022
7 days
£2,815
25 March 2022
10 days
£3,725
12 September 2022
8 days
£2,445
November 1 2021
6 days
£3,045
14 September 2021
7 days
£2,225
24 May 2021
4 days
£1,110
November 29 2021
3 days
£600
18 June 2021
3 days
£600
20 August 2021