Explore Berat and its main attractions. Berat Castle is one of the biggest fortifications in Albania. Behind its walls, you’ll find a vast citadel complex of stone streets, houses, and Byzantine churches mixed in with ruin from various epochs.
Key points of interest within Berat Castle include the 13th-century St.Mary of Blachernae Church, the Onufri National Iconographic Museum, the ruins of the Red Mosque, the 14th-century Holy Trinity Church, and the remnants of an old acropolis, including a subterranean water cistern.
In the old city center, visit Mangalemi and Gorica neighborhoods, the Medieval Center, which in the present day consists of the King Mosque, the Halveti Tekke, and several monumental tombs.
As we finish at the castle, we will be in the old city center of Berat. You will have some explanations regarding neighborhoods, like Mangalemi and Gorica.
We will visit the New Bridge, where we will have the best photos with the Mangalemi neighborhood in the background.
You will have some free time so you can take a walk and also have lunch in some good local restaurants.
After Berat, it's time to visit Durres, home to the largest amphitheater in the Balkan Peninsula. Take a walk through the Vollga promenade, and see the Venetian Tower of Durres and other attractions in the city.
Departure to Tirana .