City& Food tour of Berat - Lunch in a local family /By Vato

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Stop At: Berat Castle, Rruga Mihal Komnena, Berat 5001 Albania

Guided tour of Berat Castle, one of the biggest in Balkans and has so much to offer. It's unique because life goes on without interruption since IV century BC even now day people live in Castle During our trip we will visit the Castle quarter's biggest church, Church of the Dormition of St Mary (Kisha Fjetja e Shën Mërisë), is the site of the Onufri Museum. St Theodore church, close to the citadel gates; the substantial and picturesque Church of the Holy Trinity, below the upper fortress; and the little chapels of St Mary Blachernae and St Nicholas. Some of the churches date back to the 13th century. Also keep an eye out for the Red Mosque, by the southern Kala walls, which was the first in Berat and dates back to the 15th century. Visit the viewpoint of the citadel and go inside a local family for lunch

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: National Iconographic Museum Onufri, Located in the Inner Part of Saint Mary Church in Berat Castel, Berat Albania

Guided tour of The Onufri National Museum (Muzeu Kombëtar Ikonografik Onufri) is a small iconography exhibition inside the Church of St. Mary of on the grounds of the Berat citadel. The museum was named to honor Onufri, an Albanian painting Headmaster of XVI Century. The museum features on display 173 objects chosen from a found of 1500 objects belonging to the found of Albanian Churches and Monasteries as well as to Berat. From these objects, 106 are icons by Albanian icon painters of the XVI – XX centuries: Onufri, Onufri’s son, Nicola, David Selenica, Kostandin Shpataraku and Cetirs (Gjergj, Nicola, Johan, Naum, Gjergj junior), as well as some anonymous painters. The other 67 items of the collection are liturgical objects.Visit of museum with a professional tour guide to know more about the history ,art and religion in Alban

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The King Mosque, Rruga Kurt Pasha, Berat Albania

Your guide will take you to the King Mosque (Xhamia Mbret) is part of the Islamic Center complex of Berat. It was built by Sultan Bajaziti II in the fifteenth century, and it became Cultural Monument in 1948. The mosque features an impressive ceiling mural in the prayer hall, with rosettes inscribed with suras from the Qur’an. A fresco below the ceiling contains 99 beautiful names of God. There is also a prayer porch built in the late XVIIIth century by Usta Dush Barka. The upper part of the minaret was rebuilt in recent years. From outside the mosque is totally plastered and the stucco is painted to imitate its masonry. Visit of the Mosque with the professional tour guide to know more about Islam in Albania and ottomans

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Quarter Of Gorica, Berat Albania

See Gorica quarter , one of the oldest parts of the town which is on the opposite side of Osum river. Learn more about its history from your tour guide

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Mangalem, Berat, Albania

Known also as the part of 1001 windows , its the 2nd oldest quarter of the town. See its houses , bachelor mosque and learn more about its history and architecture

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Bulevardi Republika, Berat Albania

Known also as the pedestrian street of the town. Walk through the bulevard and see the locals hanging out
Learn more why this pedestrian street is a life style

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Guest House Vasili, Berat, Albania

Today you will be guest at a local family to taste their food
Eat traditional food and learn more about the local life

Duration: 1 hour

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