Mangalem Quarter
Mangalem is the Ottoman quarter on the hillside below Berat Castle, a UNESCO-listed neighborhood of white houses with large windows stacked up the slope. Free to walk.
Castle in Berat
Berat Castle
Berat Castle is a massive hilltop fortress above the old town, still inhabited by a living community within its walls. Free to enter. The Byzantine churches, Ottoman mosques, and residential houses inside the castle walls form a functioning neighborhood, not a museum. The Onufri Museum (small fee) inside one of the churches holds remarkable Byzantine icons. Budget travelers walk up through the castle gate and explore a fortress that people have been living in continuously for over 2,400 years.
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Before you go
- Address
- Rrugica Mbrica, 5001 Berat
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Osum River Canyon
The Osum River Canyon stretches south of Berat, a dramatic limestone gorge with walls up to 80 meters high and clear river pools. Free to hike sections from the road.
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