Itineraries
Itineraries for Berat are on the way.
Where to stay
Mangalem for lanes and mosques; Gorica for quiet views of the castle; the new town for services and easier parking.
The areas: Mangalem, Gorica, New town.
Where to stay in Berat: areas and adviceHotels in BeratPlaces to see
All things to do in AlbaniaMosqueBachelors MosqueAn early 19th-century mosque with painted murals of 1827 and 1828 and an arcaded portico.Entry: Check access on arrival
RuinsBerat CastleAn inhabited 13th-century citadel with 1,400 m of walls, surviving churches and views over the Osum.Entry: ALL[fee]
FoodBerat old town diningMangalem's lanes by the Osum, where Berat's dishes such as tavë kosi, japrakë and Tabosh cake are served.Entry: Pay as you go
MuseumEthnographic Museum, BeratAn 18th-century Berat house with about 1,400 artifacts and a recreated medieval bazaar on the ground floor.Entry: ALL[fee]
ViewpointGorica BridgeA 127 m stone bridge of 1777 with seven arches over the Osum, linking Mangalem and Gorica.Entry: Free to visit
NeighborhoodGorica quarterThe Orthodox quarter on the far bank of the Osum, facing the castle and centered on St Spyridon's church.Entry: Free to wander
MosqueKing MosqueA mosque built around 1480 under Sultan Bayezid II, with a carved wooden ceiling in its portico.Entry: Check access on arrival
NeighborhoodMangalem quarterBerat's medieval quarter of stacked stone houses and cobbled lanes, with the King and Bachelors mosques.Entry: Free to wander
MuseumOnufri MuseumAbout 200 icons and a carved 1806 iconostasis in the cathedral inside Berat Castle.Entry: ALL[fee]
MuseumSolomon MuseumThe only museum in Albania devoted to the Jewish community of Berat, founded in 2018.Entry: ALL[fee]