Historical tour of Berat - Walking tour and taste a special desert

Historical tour of Berat - Walking tour and taste a special desert

Discover Berat, which is inarguably one of the most beautiful towns in Albania! Go back to the Ottoman era and find their traces in the King Mosque, the 14th-century Bektashi Mosque, Mangalem and Gorica Quarter . Visit Berat Castle along with its churches and the famous Onufri Museum. Great opportunity for photography. This tour will bring you also to a family inside the castle of Berat . Try the home made deserts and have a lovely conversation . Guided by knowledgeable local tour guide you will learn more about the history ,culture ,tradition of this Albanian city

A full introduction of Berat highlights guided by locals

Itinerary
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Stop At: Berat Castle, Rruga Mihal Komnena, Berat 5001 Albania

Visit the castle of Berat which is the biggest in Albania . Do the walking tour of the castle with a local tour guide and learn more about the history ,culture and architecture. Our tour guides are all locals and they will share with you their knowledge. See all the castle highlights like ,Red Mosque and White Mosque . Churches of st Mary ,St Trinity ,St Nicolas etc

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: National Iconographic Museum Onufri, Located in the Inner Part of Saint Mary Church in Berat Castel, Berat Albania

Visit the Museum located inside the castle walls . The museum is settled in an Old church called St Marry . Visit the museum with a knowledgeable local tour guide and learn more about the religion and the iconography of Berat

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Guest House Vasili, Berat, Albania

Visit an Albanian family who lives in a house inside the castle walls Taste their desert home made desert accompanied with turkish cafe and raki . See how Albanians live ,see how it is to live inside an old house . A warm conversation with the local family to understand better the Albanians


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kisha Shen Triadha (Holy Trinity Church), Berat Albania

See the holy trinity church from outside and learn more about the byzantine architecture

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The King Mosque, Rruga Kurt Pasha, Berat Albania

King mosque one of the oldest mosques in Berat and the biggest in Albania build by ottomans . Go inside the mosque and learn more about Islam in Albania and the architecture . See its ceiling which is madden with wood and decorated with a great calligraphy

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Halveti Teqe, Berat Albania

One of the most interesting Religious monuments of Berat . Build during 1490 by Sultan Bayazid the 2nd it is a unique religious monument . Its architecture and its ceiling which is decorated with gold make this Teqe very interesting . With your local tour guide you will enter the Teqe to learn more about the Helveti a Sufism branch of Islam

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bulevardi Republika, Berat Albania

Walk in the Boulevard of Berat and see the locals hanging out with each other

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Quarter Of Gorica, Berat Albania

Visit Gorica Quarter an UNESCO heritage site . Famous for its bridge and houses is one of the most interesting quarters of the town . Together with the tour guide learn more about the history of the quarter

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Gorica Bridge, Berat 5001 Albania

The oldest bridge in Berat build during 1777 by the Pasha of Berat it is one of the longest bridge of Albania til XIX century . Pass over the bridge and enjoy the view of Berat

Duration: 5 minutes