While visiting in Albania I went to pay a closer look at the castle of Skenderbeg in the very old city of Kruja. The name Kruja come from the Albanian word krua which means spring.

I took some pics which are shown below and did some research to better explain what is all about.

It was build on abrupt rocks on the very place where the signals among Petrela , Preza, Rodon and Lezha crossed.
It was on there since the time of the Arber’s State. Upon Skenderbeg’s return, the castle of Kruja became the epicenter of the Albanian people in the resistance against the Ottoman invasion. Its name and that of Skanderbeg became renowned throughout Europe at that time.

The origin of the castle traces back to the 5th-6th century B.C. Maybe this is linked with the abandonment of the Illyrian city of Albanopolis, which was mentioned by Ptolemy, as a city on the Alban’s land. The castle laid it’s foundations in the 3rd century B.C.

What you can visit in castle of Kruja?
-Historical Museum
-Main Entrance
-Tunnel Entrance
-Clock tomer
-Fortifical system of water sources
-Turkish Berths (hamam)
-Skanderbeg’s well
-Bektashian
-Fortress Quartier

KRUJE-TIRANE 32 Km
KRUJE-DURRES 46 Km
KRUJE-RINAS 22Km