Castle of Durresi

Castle of Ishmi

Castle of Scanderbeg, Cape of Rodoni

Castle of Kruja

The Amphitheatre

Beauty of Durrës

The mosaic of Basilica of Arapajt

Forum Macellum

Thermal buildings

The castle of Ishmi is located at a dominating point of the center of the Commune of Ishmi, from where all the entrances from the sea into the territory can be “checked”. At its foot there is the river of Ishmi, which once ended at a quay at the seashore. The castle was once located in the very populated place for the time. Its inhabitants were not easily ruled and very often caused problems to the Ottoman Empire. The castle of Ishmi was built upon a proposal of a very rich feud of the time. Its purpose was to protect the villayets from the rebellious peasants and to control the quay of Ishmi, to stop the contraband with Venedic. The castle began to be built during summer 1572 and finished in 1574. When it finished, a small army of 410 well-armed soldiers was settled there. The thickness of the walls is not the same, it varies from 1.50 – 1.20 m. The castle is thicker at the southwestern and southeastern part of the wall.
The height of the walls in the most protected parts is not over 5 m. The terrain inside the castle is higher than that outside, so the walls are also built along the sides of the hills. The castle has greatly changed since it was first constructed, particularly during the time it lost its importance.
The easiness to reach the castle, its wonderful landscape, its good conditions, and the history related to it make it an attractive point to be visited by tons of tourists from abroad and in the country.

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Surpoted by the Prefecture of Durres Region
"Sviluppo Sistemi Turistice in Albania"
      
Regione        PromAdria
Marche                          
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