Vlorë County
Bashkia Sarandë
Bashkia e Sarandës

Lëkurësi Castle

Lëkurësi Castle is a ruined castle near , southern . The castle is on a strategic hill point overlooking the town of Sarandë, southeast of the town centre. From here one can control the whole town as well as the islands of Ksamil.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
  • Also known as: “Lëkurës”, “Lëkurësi Fortress”, “Mali i Lekuresit”, and “Mali i Lëkurësit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forty Saints Monastery and Port of Sarandë.

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of the Forty Saint Martyrs is a ruined Eastern Orthodox monastery overlooking the coastal city of in southern . The monastery was erected during the 6th century AD and possibly became for at least one millennium the most important pilgrimage site in the Ionian Sea region.

Marina
Photo: Joergsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Sarandë Harbor is a port of in the city of . As of 2012, the port is undergoing an expansion to include a cruise line terminal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gjashtë and Sarandë.

Village
is a village in the municipality of , , southwestern .

Photo: PawełMM, CC BY 3.0.
, the gateway to southern , is a small town of about 33,000 inhabitants, situated on a beautiful horseshoe bay between the mountains and the Ionian Sea.

Village
Photo: Genti Mile, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Lëkurësi Castle

Latitude
39.86585° or 39° 51′ 57″ north
Longitude
20.02575° or 20° 1′ 33″ east
Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)
Open location code
8GF2V28G+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 283271857
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
381778
Wiki­data ID
Q3304541
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Russian—“Lëkurësi Castle” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kalaja e Lëkurësit”
  • French: “château de Lëkurësi”
  • French: “Château de Lëkurësi”
  • German: “Burg Lecouresi”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Λεκουρέσι”
  • Hungarian: “Lëkurës vára”
  • Hungarian: “lëkurësi vár”
  • Hungarian: “Lëkurësi vár”
  • Italian: “Castello di Lëkurësi”
  • Macedonian: “Ликурешка тврдина”
  • Polish: “Zamek Lekuresi”
  • Russian: “Замок Лекурси”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lëkurësi Castle”. Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.