UNESCO Berat and Belsh Day Tour, from Tirana

Itinerary

Tirana

Belshi Lake

Belshi lake is locate in Dumre area known as the Tuscany of Albania.

At 8:30 am in the morning we will head towards 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 carstic origin lakes. We will visit Belshi lake and enjoy a short walk on the town promenade. The whole area is known as the Tuscany of Albania 

Berat Fortress

Berat Fortress is the only one which still inhabited nowadays in Albania

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 protourban 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 we will visit the Church of Saint Mary and the Onufri Museum within it and few byzantine churches. Berat is a city registered and protected by UNESCO as an important cultural heritage since 2008.

Berat Old Town

Berat Old Town is known as the Town of Thousand Windows, due to its white houses and their windows, that are "climbing" on the city's hills.

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. Berat is also known for its good traditional cuisine.