Ishëm Castle, Ishëm, Albania

Ishëm Castle was built from 1572 to 1574 by Ottomans to stop the peasant rebellions. The Albanian painter Ibrahim Kodra was buried in front of it.

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Brian Frank (2 years ago)
Not much to see but worth a short stop if you are in the area. It is not well kept and there are private homes within the interior.

Nuno Santos (2 years ago)
Just the closed door now to see.

Senebi M’Ibenré (2 years ago)
This is one of the few remaining historical relics from the Ottoman Empire that wasn’t totally destroyed by the communists or whitewashed by the nationalists. Get there soon as it is willfully being neglected by the neo-crusader community

A.M.D. 32 (3 years ago)
Nice, but very poorly kept

Sean Fox (3 years ago)
Not worth a trip up a very narrow treacherous road.

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