{"id":607,"date":"2025-08-23T15:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T15:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2025-09-01T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:10:16","slug":"castle-lekuresit-albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalaja e L\u00ebkurasit"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-riviera-castle"],"acf":{"castle_iframe_code":"<iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"fp-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/0823a21fdc.html\" style=\"border: 1px solid lightgray; width: 100%; height: 400px;\"><\/iframe>","castle_iframe_code_albanian":"<iframe allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"fp-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/fa823f4efd.html\" style=\"border: 1px solid lightgray; width: 100%; height: 400px;\"><\/iframe>","castle_mobile_iframe_link":"","castle_main_image":{"ID":979,"id":979,"title":"Lekuresi","filename":"Lekuresi-1.png","filesize":796118,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/lekuresi-3\/","alt":"Lekurasi Castle","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"lekuresi-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-09-01 15:09:56","modified":"2025-09-01 15:10:04","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1969,"height":1575,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":120,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":240,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":614,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":819,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1229,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","2048x2048-width":1969,"2048x2048-height":1575,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":15,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12}},"castle_gallery_image_1":{"ID":608,"id":608,"title":"L1","filename":"L1.png","filesize":1488560,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/l1-3\/","alt":"Lekures Castle","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"l1-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-08-23 15:11:26","modified":"2025-08-23 15:12:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1020,"height":629,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":93,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":185,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":474,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","large-width":1020,"large-height":629,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","1536x1536-width":1020,"1536x1536-height":629,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","2048x2048-width":1020,"2048x2048-height":629,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L1.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12}},"castle_gallery_image_2":{"ID":609,"id":609,"title":"L2","filename":"L2.jpeg","filesize":231024,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/l2-3\/","alt":"Lekures Castle","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"l2-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-08-23 15:11:27","modified":"2025-08-23 15:12:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1200,"height":800,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":100,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","1536x1536-width":1200,"1536x1536-height":800,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","2048x2048-width":1200,"2048x2048-height":800,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L2.jpeg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12}},"castle_gallery_image_3":{"ID":610,"id":610,"title":"L3","filename":"L3.jpeg","filesize":38906,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/l3-3\/","alt":"Lekures Castle","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"l3-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-08-23 15:11:28","modified":"2025-08-23 15:12:45","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":540,"height":312,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":87,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":173,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","medium_large-width":540,"medium_large-height":312,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","large-width":540,"large-height":312,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","1536x1536-width":540,"1536x1536-height":312,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","2048x2048-width":540,"2048x2048-height":312,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L3.jpeg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":10}},"castle_gallery_image_4":{"ID":611,"id":611,"title":"L4","filename":"L4.jpeg","filesize":37626,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/l4-3\/","alt":"Lekures Castle","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"l4-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-08-23 15:11:28","modified":"2025-08-23 15:12:49","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":540,"height":312,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":87,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":173,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","medium_large-width":540,"medium_large-height":312,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","large-width":540,"large-height":312,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","1536x1536-width":540,"1536x1536-height":312,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","2048x2048-width":540,"2048x2048-height":312,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/L4.jpeg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":10}},"castle_other_information":"The Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit is located southeast of the city of Saranda, in a special strategic position from where the entire city, the Corfu channel, and the Ksamil islands can be controlled. This castle was built around 1537 on the ruins of the older village of L\u00ebkur\u00ebs. Its construction coincides with the time when Sultan Suleiman attacked Corfu, creating the necessity to control the Saranda harbor, along with the road connecting the city to Butrint.\r\n\r\nThe Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit has a square shape, with two round towers located to its northwest and southeast. The first floor served as a warehouse and storage. The castle's location clearly shows that its main purpose was sea surveillance. The height of the walls reaches 6.7 to 7 meters, and their thickness up to 2 meters. It was declared a monument of historical and cultural value in May 1970.","castle_who":"The height of the walls reaches 6.7 to 7 meters, and their thickness up to 2 meters. It was declared a monument of historical and cultural value in May 1970.","castle_who_image":false,"castle_what":"The Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit has a square shape, with two round towers located to its northwest and southeast.","castle_what_image":false,"castle_why":"The first floor served as a warehouse and storage. It is clear from its location that the main purpose of building the castle was sea surveillance.","castle_why_image":false,"castle_where":"The Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit is located southeast of the city of Saranda, in a special strategic position from where the entire city, the Corfu channel, and the Ksamil islands can be controlled.","castle_where_image":{"ID":614,"id":614,"title":"Why","filename":"Why-6.png","filesize":2321,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/why-13\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"why-13","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-08-23 15:11:30","modified":"2025-08-23 15:11:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":84,"height":90,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","thumbnail-width":84,"thumbnail-height":90,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","medium-width":84,"medium-height":90,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","medium_large-width":84,"medium_large-height":90,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","large-width":84,"large-height":90,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","1536x1536-width":84,"1536x1536-height":90,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","2048x2048-width":84,"2048x2048-height":90,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Why-6.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":11,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12}},"castle_when":"This castle was built around 1537 on the ruins of the older village of L\u00ebkur\u00ebs. Its construction coincides with the time when Sultan Suleiman attacked Corfu, creating the necessity to control the Saranda harbor along with the road connecting the city to Butrint.","castle_when_image":{"ID":613,"id":613,"title":"When","filename":"When-11.png","filesize":3265,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","link":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/when-23\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"when-23","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":607,"date":"2025-08-23 15:11:30","modified":"2025-08-23 15:11:30","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":490,"height":54,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":17,"medium":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":33,"medium_large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","medium_large-width":490,"medium_large-height":54,"large":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","large-width":490,"large-height":54,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","1536x1536-width":490,"1536x1536-height":54,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","2048x2048-width":490,"2048x2048-height":54,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/When-11.png","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":2}},"castle_additional_information":"","iframe":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit Albania: Ottoman Fortress Saranda - Family Art Guides<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit in Albania, built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman to control Saranda\u2019s harbor and the Butrint road. A square fortress with panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, Ksamil islands, and Corfu.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"sq_AL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit Albania: Ottoman Fortress Saranda - Family Art Guides\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Explore the Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit in Albania, built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman to control Saranda\u2019s harbor and the Butrint road. A square fortress with panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, Ksamil islands, and Corfu.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Family Art Guides\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-23T15:16:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-01T15:10:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1969\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1575\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kristi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kristi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minuta\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"kristi\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/64b552170d9037a809efb75e230d9a44\"},\"headline\":\"The Castle of Lekuresi\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-23T15:16:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-01T15:10:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":4,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Lekuresi-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"riviera-castle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"sq\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/\",\"name\":\"Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit Albania: Ottoman Fortress Saranda - Family Art Guides\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Lekuresi-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-23T15:16:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-01T15:10:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Explore the Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit in Albania, built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman to control Saranda\u2019s harbor and the Butrint road. A square fortress with panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, Ksamil islands, and Corfu.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"sq\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"sq\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Lekuresi-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Lekuresi-1.png\",\"width\":1969,\"height\":1575,\"caption\":\"Lekurasi Castle\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/castle-lekuresit-albania\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Castle of Lekuresi\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Family Art Guides\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"sq\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Family Art Guides\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"sq\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/cropped-logo_familyartguides-306x66-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/cropped-logo_familyartguides-306x66-1.png\",\"width\":306,\"height\":66,\"caption\":\"Family Art Guides\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/64b552170d9037a809efb75e230d9a44\",\"name\":\"kristi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"sq\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4f568fad5cdf64d9176b0eef9d13ef883410a8609a9b93c3640fcfafcbf05519?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4f568fad5cdf64d9176b0eef9d13ef883410a8609a9b93c3640fcfafcbf05519?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4f568fad5cdf64d9176b0eef9d13ef883410a8609a9b93c3640fcfafcbf05519?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"kristi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/familyartguides.com\\\/sq\\\/author\\\/kristi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit Albania: Ottoman Fortress Saranda - Family Art Guides","description":"Explore the Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit in Albania, built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman to control Saranda\u2019s harbor and the Butrint road. A square fortress with panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, Ksamil islands, and Corfu.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/","og_locale":"sq_AL","og_type":"article","og_title":"Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit Albania: Ottoman Fortress Saranda - Family Art Guides","og_description":"Explore the Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit in Albania, built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman to control Saranda\u2019s harbor and the Butrint road. A square fortress with panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, Ksamil islands, and Corfu.","og_url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/","og_site_name":"Family Art Guides","article_published_time":"2025-08-23T15:16:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-01T15:10:16+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1969,"height":1575,"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"kristi","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"kristi","Est. reading time":"3 minuta"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/"},"author":{"name":"kristi","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#\/schema\/person\/64b552170d9037a809efb75e230d9a44"},"headline":"The Castle of Lekuresi","datePublished":"2025-08-23T15:16:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-01T15:10:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/"},"wordCount":4,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","articleSection":["riviera-castle"],"inLanguage":"sq","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/","url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/","name":"Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit Albania: Ottoman Fortress Saranda - Family Art Guides","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","datePublished":"2025-08-23T15:16:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-01T15:10:16+00:00","description":"Explore the Castle of L\u00ebkur\u00ebsit in Albania, built in 1537 by Sultan Suleiman to control Saranda\u2019s harbor and the Butrint road. A square fortress with panoramic views of the Ionian Sea, Ksamil islands, and Corfu.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"sq","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"sq","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Lekuresi-1.png","width":1969,"height":1575,"caption":"Lekurasi Castle"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/castle-lekuresit-albania\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Castle of Lekuresi"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/","name":"Family Art Guides","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"sq"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#organization","name":"Family Art Guides","url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"sq","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cropped-logo_familyartguides-306x66-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cropped-logo_familyartguides-306x66-1.png","width":306,"height":66,"caption":"Family Art Guides"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/#\/schema\/person\/64b552170d9037a809efb75e230d9a44","name":"kristi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"sq","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f568fad5cdf64d9176b0eef9d13ef883410a8609a9b93c3640fcfafcbf05519?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f568fad5cdf64d9176b0eef9d13ef883410a8609a9b93c3640fcfafcbf05519?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4f568fad5cdf64d9176b0eef9d13ef883410a8609a9b93c3640fcfafcbf05519?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"kristi"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/familyartguides.com"],"url":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/author\/kristi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":980,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607\/revisions\/980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyartguides.com\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}