Porto Palermo Fortress

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.

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Porto Palermo Fortress ranks #1,063 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 23 mapped in Albania. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,785 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vlorë, 50 km away. See how Albania compares in the castle statistics.

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