Beautiful Gjirokaster seen from the old castle and fortress above the town. Captured in October 2017. Gjirokastër Castle is the historical and geograp

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Beautiful Gjirokaster seen from the old castle and fortress above the town. Captured in October 2017. Gjirokastër Castle is the historical and geographical center of the city, the Castle is billed as the second largest in all the Balkans. The Armaments Museum is located in the castle and contains a collection of mostly post-War era weapons and German and Italian field guns, remnants of WWII. The Castle also contains two Bektashi tekes, the stage for the internationally-renowned Gjirokaster National Folk Festival, a prison (now part of the Armaments Museum.

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Size: 7726px × 5153px
Location: Gjirokastër, Albania
Photo credit: © Terje Lillehaug / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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