Mangalemi
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”.
Berat
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Gorica Quarter faces the castle from the left bank of the Osum and is reached from the centre over Gorica Bridge. Long the home of Berat’s Orthodox community, it has small stone houses high on the slope and larger merchants’ homes with ornate verandas lower down, many rebuilt after the 1851 earthquake.
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.
Sinjë, a village and administrative unit of Berat municipality, keeps the ruins of a medieval castle and old churches amid green hills. In the same area lies Liqeni i Mbreshtanit (Mbreshtan Lake), with clear water, so the two pair easily in a day out of town.
Roshnik, about 9 km from Berat, is a village of hillside vineyards and olive groves known for organic farming. Its agritourism farms serve wine, raki, honey and traditional dishes, a way to see village life without straying far from the city.
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.
