The Krujë castle was the center of Skanderbeg"s rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. During the Albanian Revolt of 143 ...
Gjirokastër Castle dominates the town and overlooks the strategically important route along the river valley. It is open to ...
Due to its strategic location, the castle hill in Rofaza has been settled since antiquity. It was an Illyrian stronghold unti ...
Berat Castle dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine churches in the area and Ottoman mosques. It is b ...
Fortress of Justinian or simply known as Tirana Castle dates is a remnant from the Byzantine-era. The preserved ruins show th ...
The fortified old city of Durrës was built by the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491–518), who came from Durrës. At t ...
Porto Palermo Castle was probably built by the Venetians as it could be relieved by sea and it has the same triangular plan w ...
Elbasan castle is a 15th-century fortress, initially composed of 26 equidistant 9-metre high towers. The site seems to have b ...
Lëkurësi Castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Saranda, southeast of the town centre. From here one c ...
The dogal Republic of Venice purchased the area of Butrint including Corfu from the Angevins in 1386; however, the Venetian m ...
The castle of Petrelë has a rich history, containing a tower which was built in the 6th century AD. It is one of the tour ...
Rodoni Castle is located on the Cape of Rodon. After the victorious First Siege of Krujë the League of Lezhë decided to inc ...
Kaninë castle was built in the village with the same name which is about 6 kilometres from Vlorë. The castle rises on the s ...
The Prezë Castle overlooks the village with the same name and is located on a hilltop. It is a small castle the constructi ...
Drisht Castle is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum. The earliest traces of fort ...
In the Roman times the city of Peqin was known by the name of Clodiana, an Illyrian-inhabited territory. The foundations of t ...
Ali Pasha Castle is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820. The current fortress was rebuilt in 1819 ...
The castle was built by the Boçari family, one of the principal Albanian families of Tragjas, in the 16th and expanded in th ...
Ishëm Castle was built from 1572 to 1574 by Ottomans to stop the peasant rebellions. The Albanian painter Ibrahim Kodra was ...
Borsh Castle (also known as Sopot Castle) dates from Antiquity, and its fortifications follow the trace of an acropolis, with ...