The Ali Pasha Museum is on the island in lake Pamvotis, in Ioannina .

It is dedicated to Ali Pasha of Tepelena, who served as an Ottoman pasha (1788-1822) and his court was in Ioannina. Because of his strong character and his governance that was strict and at times, he was also called The Lion of Ioannina. Probably these characteristics brought him into conflict with the Sultan of the Sublime Porte, who declared him guilty of high treason and sent an enormous army against him. After fierce resistance, Ali Pasha fled to the island of the lake of Ioannina, where he was murdered during negotiations for his surrender. His head was sent to the Sultan in Istanbul, while the headless body was buried in the family tomb located in the seraglio, in the Castle of Ioannina.

The Ali Pasha Museum is housed in the Monastery of St. Panteleimon, in the building where Ali Pasha sought shelter and was eventually murdered. Visitors can still see the holes from the bullets that pierced the floor and killed Ali Pasha who was upstairs. In the museum there are also exhibits of weapons, costumes, jewelry, personal items of Ali Pasha and other small items of the time.

If you find yourself on the island of Lake Ioannina, the Ali Pasha Museum is definitely worth visiting.