Castle · UNESCO
Berat Castle
Berat, Albania
A hilltop citadel that is still a living neighbourhood, with old churches, houses and valley views.
Town · Albania · Berat County
Berat
The town of a thousand windows, with white Ottoman houses stacked up a hillside beneath a living castle.
about 2.5 h
For storytellers
Why Berat matters
Berat is one of the most photogenic towns in the Balkans. Whitewashed Ottoman houses with rows of windows climb the slope in layers, and a river curves around the foot of the hill. Climb through the old castle quarter, where people still live, to find tiny churches and views over the valley. Visit at golden hour for the best light.
Talking points
- Its houses are stacked up the hill, giving the nickname the town of a thousand windows.
- The castle area is still lived in, not just a ruin.
- Churches of different traditions sit in the same hillside town.
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What to see in Berat
Neighbourhood · UNESCO
Mangalem Quarter
Berat, Albania
The terraced old quarter of white Ottoman houses that gives Berat its thousand windows nickname.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.