BERAT, ALBANIA | 6 INCREDIBLE Things To Do In & Around Berat
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- Berat is located 70 kilometers, or 43 miles, south of Tirana in the center of Albania. It’s known for its historic architecture combined with beautiful nature scenery. And it’s nicknamed the “town of a thousand windows” because of the Ottoman-era houses with large windows that overlook the town. So whether you’re a culture lover, history buff, or outdoor enthusiast, Berat offers something for everyone. This video highlights 6 amazing things to do in Berat, which are best undertaken in 2 to 3 days:
6. Explore the churches and remains of Berat Castle
Looming over the town, Berat Castle is an attraction you can’t miss! This fortress dates back to Roman Times, but the walls and towers that still stand today are mostly from the 1200s. Within its walls, you’ll find a vast citadel complex of stone streets, houses, and Byzantine churches mixed in with ruins from other time periods. Make sure to visit the subterranean water cistern and the 14th century Holy Trinity Church.
5. Take in the views from Berat Castle
Apart from the historical sights, the castle also offers the best panoramic views over Berat. Head to the lookout platforms to take in the river valley views. It’s a steep climb to reach Berat Castle from the lower town, but it’s absolutely worth it for the stunning views!
4. Explore the Mangalem and Gorica quarter
Below the castle sit two of the oldest and most picturesque neighborhoods in all of Berat. Mangalem and Gorica sit on either side of the Osumi River and are connected by the ancient Gorica Bridge. Both quarters are composed of narrow alleys of ancient white stone houses, timber doors, and large windows. After visiting these sections of town, you’ll understand where Berat’s nickname comes from!
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3. Take a dip at the Bogove Waterfall
If you want to explore some of the natural beauty that surrounds Berat, the Bogove Waterfall is for you. It’s located 35 kilometers, or 21 miles, from town and it’s easiest to reach by car. The whole area is green and shady with deep swimming holes and cascading falls! It’s super refreshing to take a dip here during the heat of the summer, but be aware that the water is numbingly cold. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the parking lot to the falls.
2. Raft or hike at Osumi Canyon
Not far beyond the waterfalls, you can find the Osumi Canyon. The Osumi River passes through the town of Berat and flows through the canyon, with walls reaching over 80 meters, or 262ft, in some sections! Different seasons offer different types of activities here. During the spring you can see many waterfalls from the bottom, which can be explored by raft. While during the summer, the water is lower and there are more opportunities for river hiking and swimming in the streams.
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1. Go wine tasting at çobo winery
The countryside around Berat is known for its production of wine. You can admire the vineyards when driving around, but you can also do a tasting at some of them if you’d like. The çobo winery is probably the most famous wine producer in all of Albania.
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🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:06 Berat Castle Churches
2:02 Berat Castle Views
2:28 Mangalem & Gorica quarter
3:25 Bogove Waterfall
4:11 Osumi Canyon
5:19 Çobo Winery
5:54 More Berat Tips
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Nice video ,beautiful city !
Thank you guys for your efforts - great job! We follow Albania with you ❤
Love love love the castle!
We also loved the castle 😍 an underrated, yet beautiful part of Albania 👍
I will go in a month. I am so hyped. 🥳🥳🥰
Came across your channel and I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your experience. Can’t wait to visit Albania with my wife soon. Great video. New Subscriber!
Thanks for watching! Hope you have a blast in Albania! ☺️
I want to truly thank you for your videos and guidance. I am in Berat right now. Your videos gave me confidence to visit Albania. Some of the tips contained here can’t even be found in guidebooks. We bought Balkans lonely planet, Traveling Albania by Anita Hendrieka and Albania Guide by Bradt, which are all good, except for lonely planet, which was quite disappointing. But your tips have information that is not found in any of these guides. We are heading to the Bogovia Falls as recommended in this video. Thank you so very much. I can only begin to understand the true effort to produce these videos. You make it look so easy but I have been traveling for a month and I am already exhausted. Thank you so much for all the wisdom. Stay safe and keep traveling. Next time I might just stay home and watch your videos from the comfort of my living room. Just kidding. But I will continue to watch your videos. I find a lot value in them.
Thank you so much for this lovely feedback. This comment just made our day!!! 😍 Have a great time in Albania!
Can’t wait to go to Albania 😍😍
enjoy!
Berati ❤
Lovely town!
cool place
Definitely is!
What a view.. love it❤️❤️
Thanks 🤩
Beautiful vlog. I really enjoyed it 😍😍🌟.
May I know how do you put the cc in your video here?
Thank you
Thank you! You can find the subtitles section in your youtube studio, under comments
Im from Berat and the Castle date 400 B.C before the Roman time.
Nice video
Thanks for watching! And okay we must have gotten the info from a different source. Good to know. Beautiful town!
@@worldwildhearts ❤️
@@worldwildhearts I fond this on Wikipedia…
The castle dates from 4th century B.C
After being burned down by the Romans in 200 B.C., the walls were strengthened in the 5th century under Roman Emperor Theodosius II to protect from Barbarian incursions into the Balkans. They were subsequently rebuilt during the 6th century under the Emperor Justinian I and again in the 13th century under the Despot of Epirus, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, cousin of the Byzantine Emperor.
The city is very reminds me Amasya city in Turkey. Both are Lovely cities.
Never visited Amasya but very intrigued to visit ☺️
@@worldwildheartsyeah Amasya and Berat look very similar to each other ,starting from the characteristic houses ,to the castle and also the river. Its crazy the similarity to be honest .But the characteristic houses in Berat are much more in number comparing to Amasya , and the position where these houses of Berat are located is a bit different than Amasya , but its true they look so similar. I had the chance to visited Berat and Amasya years ago and i was very impressed.
@@worldwildhearts and i have to correct you 😊 ,Berat is known as the city of one on one windows since the windows are one above the other( not 1000 or 1001 windows)
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Is the city of the windows above the other not the city of 1001 windows
Just sharing what our guide was telling us!
👍🏛🏞🌟👏👏🇦🇱.
Ottoman era haha. That City had those windows before ottomania existed. Ottomania Because great after STAN-MOLLE CONSTANTINE. They lived in the ⛺️ tents.
Beratus- BERAT ESHT - Is BERAT.. SWORN COMFORTS
We will take it again don’t worry
Cry. This buildings are ottoman turkish structures. You can şok unesco information
My name ist Berat xD
What a coincidenc😉
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The historic old name is Belgrad which means White Town. Albanian pronunciation is Berat and is meaningless on any language.
Thanks for the fact!
The city has had multiple names during it's 2500 year old history
The name Belgrad was left during the Bulgarian ocupation around the year 1000
@@worldwildheartsIs not a fact but a lie of stupid slavs that camed in territories of ilyria in 7BC and occupied our cities changed the name .But Berat is old Ilyrian City .All cites of Albania are still kept as they were called back during our ancientor ilyrians.
There are plend of cites in Bosnia ,Montegro,Croatia,
Macedonia and Greece still in Albania language .😉