Delvinë Castle

Owner Albania

Controlledby Roman Empire
 Byzantine Empire
Spata family
Republic of Venice
Spanish Empire
 Ottoman Empire
 Albania

Opento
thepublicYes

Coordinates39°56′50″N 20°05′27″E / 39.947169957260634°N 20.090884286583556°E / 39.947169957260634; 20.090884286583556

Delvinë Castle
Delvinë, in Southern Albania
The Delvinë Castle
Site information
Owner	Albania
Controlled by	Roman Empire  Byzantine Empire Spata family Republic of Venice Spanish Empire  Ottoman Empire  Albania
Open to the public	Yes
Location
Delvinë Castle
Coordinates	39°56′50″N 20°05′27″E / 39.947169957260634°N 20.090884286583556°E / 39.947169957260634; 20.090884286583556
Site history
Materials	Ancient Blocks

Delvinë Castle is a castle near Delvinë. It is unclear when the castle was built exactly but it is theorized the castle was first built in late antiquity. It was rebuilt and restored in the 11th and 12th century. It is fully formed in the 13th to 14th century. It was held by the Spata family and became vassals to the Venetian and finally Ottomans. The castle was held by the Venetian and possibly fell into Spanish hands as well. Evliya Çelebi describes the ancienty city in his book when he visited Delvinë in 1670. Today there is not much left of the castle and it is in ruins.^[1][2][3]