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Gjirokaster Castle
4.5
892 reviews
#2 of 17 things to do in Gjirokaster
Military Museums • Historic Sites • Castles
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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The area
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Restaurants
70 within 3 miles
Restorant Tradicional Urat
98
0.2 miEuropean • Albanian
Taverna Tradicionale Kardhashi
1,176
0.2 mi$ • Healthy • Albanian • Vegetarian Friendly
Restorant Tradicional Odaja
318
353 ft$ • Healthy • Albanian • Vegetarian Friendly
Taverna Lani
165
0.2 mi$$ - $$$ • Healthy • Albanian • Vegetarian Friendly
Bar Restorant Rrapi
159
0.1 mi$$ - $$$ • Cafe • Albanian • Beer restaurants
Kujtimi
529
0.1 mi$ • Mediterranean • European • Albanian
Restorant GJOCA
122
451 ft$ • Bar • Cafe • Mediterranean
Bar Mezeri "Harqet"
34
0.1 mi$$ - $$$ • Mediterranean • European • Albanian
Edua Restaurant
56
361 ft$ • European • Albanian
Check - in Restaurant
100
0.1 mi$ • Mediterranean • European • Albanian
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Attractions
10 within 6 miles
Kulla E Sahatit
2
128 ftCastles
The Cold War Tunnel
99
435 ftHistoric Sites
Gjirokaster Mosque
52
435 ftReligious Sites
Gjirokastra Bazaar
249
0.2 miPoints of Interest & Landmarks • Castles
Skenduli House
303
0.3 miArchitectural Buildings
Zekate House
174
0.4 miHistoric Sites
Ethnographic Museum
178
0.3 miHistory Museums
Ismail Kadare's House
8
0.3 miHistoric Sites
Nature&joy
10
0.5 miNature & Wildlife Areas
Caravan Horse Riding Albania
11
1.9 miEquestrian Trails
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
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4.5
892 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
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Average
98
Poor
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Terrible
7
Ken Q
Denver, United States806 contributions
Fun Castle to visit
Jul 2022
We enjoyed visiting the castle and exploring the different rooms as well as the outside views to the area.
Written February 25, 2023
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LANCE O
1,140 contributions
Gjirokaster Castle - truly an outstanding historical ancient fortress
Apr 2022
If you have time to take the journey, a must see is The Castle at Gjiorkaster, Albania. A magnificent structure preserving ancient history. There is nothing more to say...this is a top shelf example of ancient history right before your eyes.
Highly recommend...go and visit.
Written January 17, 2023
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70ava
1131314952 contributions
Worth especially for the views - a must on a clear day
Oct 2022 • Couples
The castle itself is huge and still being renovated. Probably when those renovations end (sometime in the next 5-10 years), it will be much more impressive. But the views - they are amazing. On a clear day you can see and appreciate so much.
Written October 30, 2022
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Pas66UKCan
York, UK219 contributions
Interesting place with a few twerks
Oct 2022
The castle is well worth a visit just for the view, The actual castle is very beautiful, also not much health and safety, so lots of fun to walk around, there is a great display of artillery guns when you enter, very impressive and also an old 1950 rusting fighter jet with an intriguing history. Follow the sign for the entrance and avoid our mistake of taking a short cut that failed. Very interesting place to visit
Written October 14, 2022
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Ben T
6 contributions
Great view, lots of history
Sep 2022
Very interesting place, with lots of history from different periods. The castle is impressively large and gives a really great view of the town below
Written October 3, 2022
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PipPaul W
Buckfastleigh, UK1,617 contributions
Well worth the visit
Oct 2022 • Couples
Taken here as part of a tour group
Very extensive, though not a lot of display boards
Lovely views over the town
We had a guide which helped
Written October 2, 2022
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Michael W
Redding, CT1,076 contributions
Bit of a slog up the hill
Sep 2022 • Couples
We took our time visiting the castle as we spent a couple of days in Gjirokaster but it was worth the walk, especially the ‘captured US spy plane’. The castle is in pretty good shape considering its age, due to the ongoing renovations, which mean that you can’t get to every part of the structure. However, it’s certainly worth a couple of hours of your time and it very accessible from the old town.
Written September 25, 2022
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jrapeter
Bude, UK798 contributions
Big and impressive castle (undergoing renovations)
Sep 2022 • Couples
This is an impressive castle on a fairly grand scale. Though you can’t walk end to end at the moment due to renovations, it’s 1km long.

It’s fairly well preserved and not just a few fallen down ruins. Lovely little chapel. There’s even a quirky “captured” American plane.

It was 200lek extra to do the museums and we didn’t bother.

Great views too.

Definitely worth the admission fee.
Written September 17, 2022
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Adrian M
Northwood, NH27 contributions
Great castle in a really cool area of Albania
Feb 2022
Beautiful Views from tis Castle and not a far walk up to the Ottoman Bridge in the ravine behind the top of the town. Interesting museum on site although a little sparce. A must do if you are visiting Gjirokastër
Written September 11, 2022
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Louisa V
Athens, Greece33 contributions
Castle with long history
Aug 2022
Important visit to Gjirokaster’s long history with various versions. Efforts for its restoration are ongoing.
Amazing views.
Written September 2, 2022
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