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Ninth largest city of Albania
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Berat is a city in Albania. In 2008 it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as it is a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman city. It is one of the country's most beautiful cities, and is known as the "city of a thousand windows".
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Kalaja
It was mostly built in the 13th century, but with origins going back to the 4th century BC. If you walk around the quiet cobbled streets of this ancient neighbourhood for long enough you'll invariably stumble into someone's courtyard thinking it is a church or ruin (no one seems to mind, though).
Muzeu Kombëtar Ikonografik Onufri
The Onufri Museum is inside the Kala quarter's biggest church, the church of the dormition of St Mary. The church dates from 1797 and was built on the foundations of an earlier 10th-century chapel. Today Onufri's spectacular 16th-century religious paintings are displayed along with the church's gilded 19th-century iconostasis. Don't miss the chapel behind the iconostasis, or its painted cupola, whose frescoes are now faded almost to invisibility.
Just off the step hillside that leads up to Berat's castle is this excellent museum, which is housed in a beautiful 18th-century Ottoman house that's as much of an attraction as the exhibits within.The ground floor has displays of traditional clothes and the tools used by silversmiths and weavers, while the upper story has kitchens, bedrooms and guest rooms decked out in traditional style.
a traditionally Muslim area.
A traditionally Christian area.
Kisha e Shën Mari Vllahernes
Kisha e Shën Mitrit
Kisha e Shën Todrit
Kisha e Shën Sofisë
Kisha e Shën Mëhilli
Katedralja e Shen Bitrit
Clock Mosque, Xhamia e Sahatit
Red Mosque, Xhamia e Kuqe
Xhamia e Beqareve
King Mosque, Xhamia Mbret
Teqeja e Helvetive
Xhamia e Plumbit
An area where they are parking a couple of old Soviet MiGs. You cannot enter the area, but only watch them through the fence.
Parku Kombëtar Mali i Tomorri
A national park. There is a Bektashi Temple at the mountain peak.
Ujëvara e Bogoves
One of the most beautiful rivers in Albania passing through canyons as high as 100 m. The rapids are moderate, so the canyon can be experienced from a kayak, except in late summer, when the water level is too low. The flora and fauna on the gorge sides are special and there are lots of smaller and bigger caves, many of them unexplored.
Delicious food with an excellent view.
Average. Rooms: air conditioning, room service, internet, bathroom.
Renovated stone mansion from the 18th century that is a combined hotel and restaurant. The restaurant has several dining areas including an outdoor terrace serving traditional Albanian dishes. Double room in the hotel starting at €35.
Two-story restaurant built in the classic Berat architectural style with second floor windows overlooking the River Osum. Open stone interiors. Serves traditional Albanian dishes.
Usually you can have different drinks and cocktails.
This winery in a scenic village produces high-quality wines using traditional techniques, cultivating grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the indigenous Pulëz grape. The estate also has a guesthouse and a restaurant serving traditional Albanian cuisine made from locally sourced ingredients. Guests can enjoy wine tasting tours, the vineyards, and the scenery. Accessible via a well-maintained asphalt road.
Features locally-made wine and a winery tour.
Berat's hostel.
Nice private guesthouse in an old quarter of Gorica. It's run by Lorenc and his mother, feels like home.
Small tidy hotel in a traditional Berat-style building. Breakfast included.
Hostel in Berat run by a couple. Breakfast included.
A shoes store in the center of Berat for men and women
The old centre of town is small enough to be toured by foot with a significant climb up to the Kala area. Taking a walk on the footpaths of the old town is a must!
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