Rich with history, culture and spectacular architecture, there’s really no other place in the world quite like Berat.
The very best things to do in Berat Albania, including Berat Castle and a day trip to Osumi Canyon, plus instructions for how to travel from Tirana to Berat by bus.
Berat in central Albania is an elegant stone-and-alabaster city wreathed in fig trees and cleaved by the Osumi river.
An ancient Illyrian settlement turned Byzantine frontier town, Berat is known for the Ottoman houses that cascade down both sides of its gentle river valley. Evenly spaced portals cut into the stone facades lend it the famous epithet: ‘The City of a Thousand Windows’.
Between the unusual Berat Kala and the medieval bazaar, historic mosques, local cuisine, a lively cafe scene and one of the handsomest Ethnographic Museums in the Balkans, Berat has a lot to offer. Not to mention the spectacular valleys, canyons and wineries within easy reach of the city. There are so many reasons to add a few days in Berat to your Albania itinerary.
