Berat Full-Day Tour from Durrës with English Speaking Guide

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1. We pick up all the travellers from all the Hotels in Durrës area. Driving to Berat. It is a 2.5 hours’ drive until we reach Berat. The tour starts in the lower part of the city. First, we visit the Bachelor’s Mosque. The 19th-century Bachelors' Mosque is down by the Osumi River. It was built for unmarried shop assistants and junior craftsmen, and is perched between some fine Ottoman-era shopfronts along the river.

   30 minEntrée incluse

2. The narrow stone paths go uphill in-between characteristic houses. It is where local ladies are selling traditionally handcrafted linen dating from their grandmother’s times. Some of the ladies will introduce us to some of the techniques of how they handcrafted all the linens. What makes the city and especially the castle more interesting is the fact that people are still living there, as centuries before. Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat.

   1 hEntrée incluse

3. Visit the "Onufri" Museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography, located inside the castle. Onufri was the most famous church painter. Unique in his style for the mix of red, orange and gold color, a technique that it is still undiscovered.

   30 minEntrée incluse

4. Visit the Ethnographic Museum, situated within a striking, typical 18th century two-story Berat residence, that contains a diversity of everyday objects from throughout history of the city.

   20 minEntrée incluse

5. Visit the Lead Mosque, a 16th-century historical mosque. Its name comes from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.

   10 minEntrée incluse

6. Gorica Bridge over the Osum river is a landmark in the city of Berat, Albania. It is one of the oldest and most popular Ottoman bridges in Albania.

   10 min

7. Quarter of Gorica, the ancient quarter is a small grouping of old homes and buildings on the side of hill. They are notable for their half-whitewashed stone walls and many windows facing the river. Drive back to Durrës and drop of to the Hotels in Durrës area.

   20 min

Annulation

Annulation gratuite jusqu’à 24 heures avant le début de l’expérience, avec remboursement intégral.

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How it compares in Tirana

• Its from-price is 55% below the median of the 271 excursions d'une journée we list in Tirana.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 171 of 271.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Tirana

Tirana, capitale colorée de l'Albanie : bâtiments peints, monuments ottomans et italiens, bunkers de la guerre froide et cafés à chaque coin.

La place Skanderbeg, vaste esplanade ouverte, est le cœur de la ville, flanquée de la mosquée Et'hem Bey aux fresques délicates, de la tour de l'Horloge et du Musée national d'histoire avec son immense mosaïque de l'ère socialiste. Tout près, la Pyramide de Tirana est un frappant vestige de béton des décennies communistes.

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