🇦🇱 Albania
19 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest landmark is also the most famous: Rozafa Fortress, ranked #378 of 7,738 worldwide, 3 km south-west of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Durrës Castle, founded c. 475.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Albania (12), Montenegro (7).
3 km south-west · Ruin · #378 worldwide
Rozafa Castle or Shkodër Castle is a castle in the city of Shkodër, in northwestern Albania.
10 km north-east · Ruin
Drisht Castle is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum, in the municipal unit Postribë, Shkodër County,…
11 km south-east · Fortress
Dagnum was a town, bishopric and important medieval fortress located on the territory of present-day Albania, which has been under Albanian, Serbian,…
40 km north-west · Ruin
Žabljak Crnojevića, commonly referred to as Žabljak, is an abandoned medieval fortified town in Montenegro.
30 km south-west · Castle
The Ulcinj Castle or Ulcinj Old Town is an ancient castle and neighborhood in Ulcinj, Montenegro.
46 km north-west · Fortress
The Ribnica Fortress is a historic Ottoman fortress located in the Stara Varoš neighborhood of Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro.
34 km south · Ruin
The Lezhë Castle is a castle dominating the city of Lezhë, northern Albania. Its highest point is 186 metres.
54 km south · Fortress
The Rodoni Castle or Skanderbeg Castle is a castle in Albania. Rodoni Castle is at an elevation of 1 metre. Rodoni Castle is on the Cape of Rodon.
41 km west · Ruin
Haj-Nehaj is a fortress in Montenegro, about 1 km north-west of Sutomore. The fortress lies at an altitude of 231 m above sea level.
59 km south · Fortress
Ishëm Castle is a castle in Ishëm, Durrës County, Albania. It is located on a hill above the river Ishëm.
39 km north-west · Fortress
Lesendro is an island and a fortress in Skadar Lake in Montenegro. It is located near the small town of Vranjina.
73 km north-west · Fortress
The fortifications of Kotor are an integrated historical fortification system that protected the medieval town of Kotor containing ramparts, towers,…
67 km south · Fortress
The Fortress of Krujë is a fortress in the city of Krujë, Albania and the center of Skanderbeg's rebellion against the Ottoman Empire.
95 km south · Fortress
Petrelë Castle is a castle in Petrelë, central Albania. Its history dates back to the 6th century, when it was built by the Byzantine emperor…
65 km south-east · Castle
Buragajet Castle, or Castle Burgajeti, was a large fortified house, located in Burgajet in northern Mat, Albania.
85 km south · Castle
Durrës Castle is the fortified old city of Durrës, Albania. It is enclosed by city walls built in the late 5th century, and repaired and reinforced…
86 km south · Fortress
Fortress of Justinian or simply known as Tirana Castle is a castle in Tirana, Albania.
72 km south · Fortress
The Prezë Castle is a medieval castle in Prezë, Albania. The mosque inside the castle, built in the 1500s, is one of the oldest mosques in Albania.
74 km north-west · Fortress
Fort Vrmac is a former fortification of the Austro-Hungarian Empire located on the southern end of the Vrmac ridge near Tivat in Montenegro.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q131638.
The Castlemap atlas maps 19 landmarks (3 castles · 11 fortresses · 5 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Shkodër, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Rozafa Fortress, a ruin 3 km south-west of the city centre.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Durrës Castle, founded c. 475 — 85 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Podgorica (46 km) · Durrës (84 km) · Tirana (86 km) · Nikšić (91 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
