Zekate House
Banesa e Zekatëve
A fortress-style mansion with twin towers, built in 1812 on a hillside, with a top-floor salon overlooking the entire town.
Zekate House was built in 1811–1812 by Bexhet Zekate, a senior official of Ali Pasha, and it is one of the most magnificent residences in Gjirokastër. Two towers are linked by a double-tiered arcade, so from outside it looks like a small castle. The top-floor salon has painted wooden coffered ceilings and built-in wall cupboards, and its windows look out over the stone town and the castle. The house sits high up in the Palorto district on the western side of the old town and is reached by a steep climb. Admission is about 300 lek, and the house is cared for by the family's descendants.
Opening hours
About 09:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Ethnographic Museum of Gjirokastër
- Skënduli House
- Ismail Kadare House
- Bazaar Mosque, Gjirokastër
- Gjirokastër Old Bazaar
- Gjirokastër Castle
- Gjirokastër Cold War Tunnel
- Viroi Lake