Ioannina Castle is the fortified old town of Ioannina in northwestern Greece, on a rocky promontory jutting into Lake Pamvotis. The earliest mention is a 1020 decree by Byzantine emperor Basil II. Excavations have found Hellenistic fortifications, and the Byzantine walls and northeastern citadel are dated to the tenth century. Ali Pasha, ruler from 1787 to 1822, rebuilt the walls and finished them in 1815, and the castle's present form largely dates from this work.
The northeastern citadel covers about 64,600 square feet (6,000 square meters) and holds the Aslan Pasha Mosque, now an ethnographic museum. The southeastern citadel, Its Kale, covers about 323,000 square feet (30,000 square meters) and contains the Tower of Bohemond and the Fethiye Mosque, which holds Ali Pasha's tomb.
The castle is built of hewn stone and is open to the public.
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