Berat Cultural Tour: Explore Mangalem's Architectural Charm and Onufri Museum's Artistic Treasures
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Berat
Embark on a curious journey through time in Berat, Albania. Explore the architectural charm of Mangalem and discover the artistic treasures at the Onufri Museum. Book your cultural tour now!
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kulla Belsh - After pick up we will continue our tour towards Berat, where the first stop will be the natural lake of Belsh.
    Here we will spend some time to enjoy the view of the lake, water lilies and coffee.
    Belshi area is known as the most fertile ground in Albania in vegetables, olive and grape productions.

  • Berat Castle - The second stop will be the city of Berat, where we will visit the fortress of Berat which is known as one of the fortresses which is still habitable with 7 houses. We will conduct a walk around the castle to learn as much as possible about the centuries-old history that it contains.

  • National Iconographic Museum Onufri - The next stop will be inside the castle, where the famous Onufri museum is located.
    Onufri is an Albanian master of painting from the 16th century. In this museum we will be able to see some of his works, also about 200 icons from different periods

  • Berat City - After we explored the fortress of Berat. The next stop will be the city otherwise known as “One over one windows”.
    Mangalemi and Gorica neighborhoods are an impressive work of Ottoman style. We will do a city tour inside the narrow neighborhoods full of history.Also, after the walk, we will have free time for lunch where you can try many traditional foods in many places around this ancient city.

  • Berat City - Berat is well known for its wine production with several wineries in the area.
    The next stop is the wine tasting in one of the wineries in the Berati area.
    Hey Albania has decided to leave Berat with a good taste.
    After tasting,
    our tour is coming to an end and we will return to Tirana

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • The wine degustation
  • Bottled water
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

BERAT. This astounding urban center, identified as the ‘town of numerous windows’, gets its moniker from the unique architectural design found in the heart of Mangalem. As you delve deeper into Mangalem, you can expect to be mesmerized by its complicated maze of cobblestone pathways, which instill a feeling of stepping back in time to the middle-ages. The exhaustion of navigating Mangalem’s streets quickly fades, replaced by awe as you find yourself immersed amongst small windows clustered tightly, making it hard to differentiate between individual homes and linked edifices.

Resting on top of the hill with a view of Mangalem is the impressive castle, entered through a grandiose stone gateway. Enclosed within its walls is the famous Onufri Museum, the custodian of two unique treasures: the only known purple and golden Codecs in the world, lending a fascinating aspect to the history of this location.

Prepare for a truly intriguing voyage back in time as you explore this captivating city.

Location
Berat Castle
Rruga Mihal Komnena
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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468kelia
May 29, 2023
😀😀😀😀😀😀 - Berat is beautiful and looks like you have travelled back in time. The experience was colourful and full of enjoyment. A big salute to Bergi, our tour guide that was a great guy, helpful and full of information about all the main cultural sites. I strongly suggest visiting Berat, it was a great experience and Bergi will not let you get bored with the stories and his anecdotes. Peace ✌️
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Theexfloe
May 28, 2023
Albania <3<3 - I love Albania due to its coastline but i can wholeheartedly say that Berat is one of its most beautiful cities. The food in Berat was delicious and the folks are very kind. Bergi our tour is a lovely guy. He is informed about the country's story, knows the top cultural sites that we had previously googled just to have a peek. He also toured us to some beautiful sceneries of Berat and never got bored explaining everything that we asked. I liked his professionality as well. He gave us a great tour and left me, my wife and the other couple we went with, space enough to enjoy the trip by ourselves. I strongly suggest this fella!! :) Cheers
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