Miguel de Cervantes — before he became the voice of Don Quixote — was once held captive by Ulcinj's corsairs.

It is said that during those years of exile, amidst the stone alleys and Adriatic sunsets, he found more than confinement: he found inspiration.

A local woman — whose grace and strength captivated him — became the muse behind “Dulcinea.”

And Ulcinj itself, once known as Dolcinium, left its name carved into the heart of literary legend.

Today, Palata Venezia stands near the very ground where Cervantes once dreamed. To visit here is to step into the silence between the lines of his pages, where myth, history, and human longing meet.