Agroturizmi Kodra e Gjelbër

Looking out over hills and olive groves near Berat, Agroturizmi Ago serves traditional food made with fresh produce. Guests can join in farm and livestock work, and the quiet setting suits families and groups of friends; contact them before you go.

In the village of Roshnik outside Berat, Agroturizmi Alpeta welcomes guests to a family farm where they can join the olive and grape harvests. Meals are made with organic produce and traditional recipes; contact the farm before you go.

Kantina Nurellari is a winery in the hills around Berat that combines traditional winemaking with modern technology. A visit can include a walk through the vineyards, a look at how the wine is made and a tasting with local produce; get in touch beforehand.

Kantina Çobo is a family winery at Ura Vajgurore near Berat, with vineyards stretching towards Mount Tomorr and the castle in view. Visitors walk through the vines, see how the wine is made and taste labels such as Pulsi and Shesh i Zi with local food.

Berat Castle (Kalaja e Beratit) crowns a rocky hill above the Osum. Its walls, about 1,400 m long with 24 towers, date mainly from the 13th century, yet the Kala quarter inside is still lived in, among Byzantine churches and the Onufri Museum. UNESCO-listed since 2008, as an extension of Gjirokastër’s 2005 site.

Mangalem Quarter climbs in terraces from the Osum to the castle hill and was home to Berat’s Muslim community; since 2008 it has been part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its 18th–19th-century houses, stone below and timber above, stack up so many windows that Berat is called the “city of a thousand windows”.