About Berat

Berat is a city on the Osum River, in central Albania. It’s known for its white Ottoman houses. On a hilltop, Berat Castle is a huge compound now inhabited by townspeople. Within its walls are Byzantine churches, the Red Mosque and the Onufri National Museum, with Christian icons. East is the Ethnographic Museum, in an 18th-century house, displaying traditional crafts and part of a reconstructed medieval bazaar

Considered as one of the prettiest towns in Albania, Berat is popularly known for its Ottoman style houses. Often called the “city of thousand windows” because of the windows which peep out from the perfectly aligned hilltop houses. Situated at the hillside, the Ottoman style mosques and Byzantine churches which makes it unique and stand out from the other Balkan cities. Due to its historic reverence and picturesque beauty this little town is considered one of the best places to visit in Albania.

It lies a bit off road from the main Albania’s attractions – the riviera and the Alps. … Nevertheless, Berat is an amazing town, unique on a European scale and well worth a visit. If it was in Western Europe, it would be no less popular than some famous towns along the French Riviera.