Prezë Castle
Medieval fortress over the Tirana plain
Prezë, Tirana County
Tirana & CentralKrujë
About
Prezë Castle overlooks the plain northwest of Tirana from four corner towers. Built on Byzantine foundations and expanded by the Thopia family between the 14th and early 15th centuries, it was a stronghold of Skanderbeg's resistance against the Ottomans. An Ottoman clock tower was added around 1800.
Practical info
- Best Season
- April – October
- Typical visit
- 1–2.5 hours
- Outdoor
Did You Know?
Between 1443 and 1468 the hilltop fortress was one of the core strongholds of Skanderbeg's Albanian resistance against the Ottoman Empire.