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Albania · 4 days · Berat + Gjirokastër

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 · Relaxed pace

October · GoodWarm early in the month, with the first rains later. Good for walking and the stone towns; beach bars start closing.

The trip at a glance

White Ottoman houses of Mangalem below Berat's castle hill
Albania · Karelj, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bases Beratdays 1–2Gjirokastërdays 3–4Longest leg ≈3 hBerat → GjirokastërBus, on day 3.In total 6stops2 bases · ≈4 h total transit

Day by day

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Day 1 · Berat

Mangalem and the Osum riverside

  1. Afternoon

    Mangalem quarter

    Historic site · Berat

    Walk the stepped lanes of white houses below the castle hill.

Day 2 · Berat

Berat's castle quarter

  1. Walk Berat → Berat Castle · ≈25 min
  2. Morning

    Berat Castle

    Castle · Berat

    People still live inside the walls; the Onufri Museum holds the icons.

Day 3 · Change base · Gjirokastër

Gorica, then on to Gjirokastër

  1. Morning

    Gorica quarter

    Historic site · Berat

    Cross the Gorica footbridge for the view back over Mangalem's windows.

  2. Bus Berat → Gjirokastër · ≈3 h
  3. Evening

    Old Bazaar, Gjirokastër

    Market · Gjirokastër

    Arrive on the afternoon bus and eat in the bazaar.

Day 4 · Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër's castle and Zekate House

  1. Morning

    Gjirokastër Castle

    Castle · Gjirokastër

    Go early for the views over the Drino valley before the heat.

  2. Walk Gjirokastër Castle → Zekate House · ≈20 min
  3. Afternoon

    Zekate House

    Museum · Gjirokastër

    A tower house of 1811–12 with painted ceilings, across the valley from the castle.

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    Other catalogue places nearby

    • Skenduli House

      Museum · Gjirokastër

    • Monastery of the Forty Saints

      Religious site · Sarandë

    • Ancient synagogue of Sarandë

      Archaeological site · Sarandë

    • Porto Palermo

      Castle · Porto Palermo

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