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Skenduli House

A fortified Ottoman tower house of 1700, shown by the family that has owned it for generations.

Photo: Christoph Strässler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Rruga Sokaku i të Marëve, GjirokastërDirections
Getting There
A 10-minute walk from the bazaar.

Why Go

Gjirokastër's tower houses had a cistern and storerooms below and living floors above, with rooms for guests, women and winter and summer. The Skenduli family's house, with its fireplaces, hidden corners and painted rooms, shows how they worked.

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