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UNESCO Berat and Belsh Day Tour, from Tirana

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  • 9-10 Hours
  • Max People : 12
  • Wifi Available
  • All year around
  • Min Age: All Ages
  • Meeting Point

Today you will learn about real Albania living in villages and also how they have lived centuries ago. Will head towards the south-east of Albania, to Belsh, a small town which is the center of an area called Dumre plateau, known for more than 86 small karstic origin lakes.

Our day will continue heading south towards the 2000-year-old town of Berati, registered and protected by UNESCO as an important cultural heritage site since 2008. There we will visit the Berati fortress, one of the few fortresses in Albania that continue to be inhabited; it is set on a 187-meter-high hill, on the left side of the Osumi River slope. Within the fortress, we will visit the Church of Saint Mary and the Onufri Museum within it, and a few byzantine churches. On the old quarter of Berat, coming down from the fortress, we will admire the characteristic architecture of the houses as well as the King Mosque, Bachelor’s Mosque, and Halvetie Teqe.

Departure & Return Location

Meet and return at: Scanderbeg Square, in front of Et’hem Bey Mosque

Departure Time

8:30 am at the meeting point 

Duration

9 – 10 Hours 

Live Tour Guide

English, Italian and Greek

Price Includes

  • Tour Guide
  • Museum ticket
  • All transportation in destination location

Price Excludes

  • Guide Gratuity
  • Everything that is not mentioned at the Inclusion section.
What to Expect

This is a full-day tour visiting Belshi lake and town and then the Unesco old town of Berat, known as the one-on-one windows.  The tour is easy walking and suitable for everyone. The transportation is with airconditioned, good standard vehicles. The weather in Albania is mostly nice, during July and August you need to bring plenty of water, sunscreen, and sunglasses.  

Itinerary

-UNESCO Berat and Belsh Day Tour, from Tirana

Early morning, we will head towards the south-east of Albania, to Belsh, a small town which is the center of an area called Dumre plateau, known for more than 86 small karstic origin lakes. We will visit Belshi lake and enjoy a short walk on the town promenade.

Our day will continue heading south towards 2000-year-old town of Berati. There we will visit the Berati fortress, one of the few fortresses in Albania that continue to be inhabited; it is set on a 187-meter-high hill, on the left side of the Osumi River slope. Initially, a proto-urban settlement, in the 7th-5th century BC, as an important strategic point, it was converted into a fortress town with a length of up to 1,400 meters and a surface area of ​​10 ha.

Within the fortress, you can visit the Church of Saint Mary and the Onufri Museum within it, and a few other byzantine churches. Berat is a city registered and protected by UNESCO World Heritage as an important cultural heritage since 2008. On the old quarter of Berat, coming down from the fortress, we will admire the characteristic architecture of the houses as well as the King Mosque, Bachelor’s Mosque, and Halvetie Teqe.

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