Full-Day Berat Tour: City of thousand windows from Tirana
Highlights
Berat
art, architectural, historical
Private Tour
1 Day
Medium
English
Description
Embark on a fascinating journey through Berat and Durrës, exploring ancient castles, historic quarters, and impressive Byzantine churches. Savour local wine at a traditional winery and marvel at the well-preserved Roman and Byzantine heritage in Durrës.
Itinerary
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Berat City Tour
Tirana - Belsh - Berat - Çobo Winery - Durrës - Tirana
After a brief introduction to the tour program, the tour continues to drive to Berat via Belsh, where we will have a coffee break at the lake town. Continue driving and arriving in Berat. Start with the visit to the Castle (Kalaja). Inside there, we will visit their interior and exterior, some byzantine and post byzantine churches like; St Todri, St. Mary Vllaherna, St. Nicola, St. Constantine and Helena, Holy Trinity and St. Mitri. All the churches in their interior still preserve wall paintings realized in fresco technique. At the end of the tour in the castle, we will visit St Mary's Annunciation Cathedral, which today is housed the Onufri museum with some of the Onufri and Nicola masterpieces of XVI-century Albanian iconography. Leaving the castle next visit will be to the lower town, first walking through the Mangalem quarter, and after this, by foot, we will visit the Gorica Bridge and Gorica Quarter. Next, by walking, we will reach the Medieval Center, including the Helveti Teke (inside visit), King Mosque and Dervish's Konak. Please continue the wine tasting in Çobo Winery, 12 km from Berat, where we will have a good time in a traditional agricultural landscape. Continue driving and arrive at Durrës, the country's main harbour, where some Roman and Byzantine heritage is still preserved, like the theatre, byzantine wall fortification and oval forum.
What's Included
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a private tour |
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