Lëkurësi Castle in Saranda has become a major tourist attraction in recent years.

The castle stands among the ruins of the old village of Lëkurës, abandoned in 1878. It sits high above the Bay of Saranda and Gjashta Pass, facing the Monastery of the Forty Saints.

As part of the “Beautiful Albania” series, Prime Minister Edi Rama shared a sunset video from the castle on social media. The footage shows the castle filled with tourists.

The Ministry of Education and Culture declared Lëkurësi Castle a first-category cultural monument on May 30, 1970.

Historians believe Sultan Suleiman built the castle in 1537. At the time, he attacked Corfu and needed to control the Saranda port and the Saranda-Butrint road.

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