Porto Palermo Castle
Porto Palermo Castle 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.Photo: Agonsta24, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage monument of Albania
- Also known as: “Porto Palermo Fortress”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qeparo and Kudhës.
Qeparo
Village
Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qeparo is a seaside village in the municipality of Himara in Vlorë County, Albania. The village is part of the Albanian Riviera and is divided into two parts – Upper or Old Qeparo on higher ground, and Lower or New Qeparo on the coast. Qeparo is situated 3½ km east of Porto Palermo Castle.
Kudhës
Village
Kudhës is a village on the Albanian Riviera, Vlorë County, Albania. It is part of the Himarë municipality. Kudhës is situated 5 km northeast of Porto Palermo Castle.
Borsh
Photo: Arianit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borsh is a village in the Albanian Riviera. It is known for the South Outdoor Festival, which has taken place in the Albanian Riviera every spring since 2017.
Porto Palermo Castle
- Categories: historic site, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Himarë, Bashkia Himarë, Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.06217° or 40° 3′ 44″ northLongitude
19.7907° or 19° 47′ 27″ eastInception
19th centuryOpen location code
8FGX3Q6R+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 86825930OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1021796
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Porto Palermo Castle” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kalaja e Porto Palermos”
- Arabic: “قلعة بورتو باليرمو”
- Armenian: “Պորտո Պալերմո ամրոց”
- Azerbaijani: “Porto Palermo qalası”
- Basque: “Porto Palermoko gaztelua”
- Bengali: “পোর্তো পালের্মো দুর্গ”
- French: “château de Porto Palermo”
- French: “Château de Porto Palermo”
- German: “Festung Porto Palermo”
- Hebrew: “טירת פורטו פלרמו”
- Hungarian: “Porto Palermó-i vár”
- Hungarian: “Porto Palermoi erőd”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Porto Palermo”
- Italian: “Castello di Porto Palermo”
- Macedonian: “Порто Палермо”
- Russian: “Палермо”
- Slovenian: “grad Porto Palermo”
- Slovenian: “Grad Porto Palermo”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Porto Palermo”
- Swedish: “Slottet Ali Pasha”
- Turkish: “Porto Palermo Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Кошкин дом and Porto Palermo Beach.
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