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Porto Palermo Fortress

Himarë municipality, Albania

Porto Palermo Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Porto Palermos) is an Ottoman castle near Himarë in southern Albania. It is situated in the bay of Porto Palermo, a few kilometers south of Himarë along the Albanian Riviera. The area together with Llamani beach will be proclaimed a protected area holding the status of Protected Landscape by the Albanian Government. It is the most well preserved garrison erected by Ali Pasha in the region.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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