Drisht Castle

Drisht Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Drishtit) is a ruined castle above the modern Albanian village of Drisht, medieval Drivastum, in the municipal unit Postribë, Shkodër County, Albania.

The earliest traces of fortifications date to the late Neolithic era.

Part of castle was built in the 13th century during the Byzantine rule.

In 1442 the castle was taken from Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković by the Venetian forces.

It finally fell to the Ottomans during the massive siege of Shkodra in 1478.

View of Shkodër in the distance and Drisht to the right - 17th century