Berat

Berat Essentials

Berat, a UNESCO World Heritage site known as the 'City of a Thousand Windows,' features a unique architectural landscape dominated by 18th and 19th-century Ottoman houses. The massive 13th-century hilltop citadel houses the Onufri Museum and Byzantine churches like the Holy Trinity. In the lower town, the historic Mangalem and Gorica quarters are connected by the 18th-century Gorica Bridge, while the city's religious history is showcased through the Lead Mosque, the King's Mosque, and the Halveti Tekke.

Berat Castle

Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania.

Gorica Bridge

Gorica Bridge over the Osum river is a landmark in the city of Berat, Albania.

Onufri Museum

The Onufri Iconographic Museum is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania.

Holy Trinity Church

A 13th-century Byzantine church located within the castle walls, featuring a cross-in-square floor plan and a distinctive decorative brickwork exterior.

Lead Mosque

The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a 16th-century historical mosque located in Berat, south-central Albania.

Bachelors' Mosque

The Bachelors' Mosque, formerly known as the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, is a Cultural Monument in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.

King’s Mosque

Built in the 15th century by Sultan Bayezid II, this mosque is part of a religious complex and features a notable carved and painted wooden ceiling.

Halveti Tekke, Berat

The Halveti Tekke is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Berat.

Berat National Ethnographic Museum

Housed in a two-story 18th-century Ottoman residence, this museum displays traditional Albanian costumes, craft tools, and reconstructed domestic interiors from the Berat region.

White mosque

The stone ruins of a 15th-century mosque located inside the citadel, which served the Ottoman garrison and is characterized by its remaining minaret base.