Albania
Things to do in Berat
21 places17 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Berat, and 17 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Berat's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Berat Citadel
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania.
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Berat
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality.
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Bachelors' Mosque
The Bachelors' Mosque, formerly known as the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.
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King Mosque, Berat
The King Mosque, also known as the Sultan's Mosque (Xhamia e Sulltanit) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.
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Gorica Bridge
Gorica Bridge or Kurt Ahmed Pasha bridge over the Osum river is an Ottoman-era landmark in the city of Berat, Albania.
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Hysen Pasha Mosque
The Hysen Pasha Mosque, also known as the Clock Mosque (Xhamia e Sahatit), is a mosque, located in Berat, Albania.
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White Mosque
The White Mosque, also known as the Sultan Bayezid II Mosque, is a ruined mosque in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania.
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Berat National Ethnographic Museum
The Ethnographic Museum of Berat is an ethnographic museum in Berat, Albania. It opened in 1979 and contains a range of everyday objects from throughout Berat's history.
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Lead Mosque
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Berat, in the Berat County, south-central Albania. The mosque is named from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.
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Red Mosque
The Red Mosque, also known as the Conquest Mosque, is a former mosque in a ruinous state, located in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania.
Discovery routes in Berat
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Berat: churches and mosques of the citadel
Inside Berat Citadel: the White and Red mosques, the churches of St. Mary of Blachernae, the Holy Trinity and St. Theodore, the Onufri Museum and, below the walls, the Church of St. Michael.
Berat: Mangalem and Gorica
Through Berat's old quarters: the Ethnographic Museum, the King Mosque and the Halveti Tekke, the Bachelors' and Lead mosques, the Solomon Museum, the Gorica Bridge and the Church of St. Spyridon across the river.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Berat Citadel
Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania.
Berat
Berat is the ninth most populous city of Albania and the seat of Berat County and Berat Municipality.
Halveti Teqe
The Halveti Tekke is a tekke, located in Berat, Albania.
Gorica Bridge
Gorica Bridge or Kurt Ahmed Pasha bridge over the Osum river is an Ottoman-era landmark in the city of Berat, Albania.
Museums
Onufri Iconographic Museum
The Onufri Iconographic Museum is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania. The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the castle quarter Berat.
Berat National Ethnographic Museum
The Ethnographic Museum of Berat is an ethnographic museum in Berat, Albania. It opened in 1979 and contains a range of everyday objects from throughout Berat's history.
Solomon Museum
The Solomon Museum is a museum in the Albanian city of Berat devoted to the history of the Jewish community in Albania.
Places of worship
White Mosque
The White Mosque, also known as the Sultan Bayezid II Mosque, is a ruined mosque in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania.
Red Mosque
The Red Mosque, also known as the Conquest Mosque, is a former mosque in a ruinous state, located in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania.
St. Mary of Blachernae Church, Berat
The St. Mary of Blachernae Church is a Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church in Berat, Albania. It is named after the Church of St.
Holy Trinity Church
The Holy Trinity Church is a medieval Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church which stands on a hill in the city of Berat in the Kalaja district of Southern Albania.
St. Theodore's Church
St. Theodore's Church is an Albanian Orthodox church in Berat Castle, Berat, Albania.
Dormition of St. Mary Cathedral, Berat
The Dormition Cathedral is an Albanian Orthodox church in Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
St. Michael's Church, Berat
The St. Michael's Church is a medieval Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox Church outside the Kalaja district on a hilltop of the city of Berat of Southern Albania.
King Mosque, Berat
The King Mosque, also known as the Sultan's Mosque (Xhamia e Sulltanit) or Sultan Bayezid Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.
Bachelors' Mosque
The Bachelors' Mosque, formerly known as the Sylejman Pasha Mosque, is a mosque located in Berat City, Berat County, Albania.
Lead Mosque
The Lead Mosque, also known as the Izgurli Mosque, is a mosque located in the city of Berat, in the Berat County, south-central Albania. The mosque is named from the lead coating of its sphere-shaped domes.
Telelka Mosque
The Telelka Mosque, also known as the Ibrahim Pasha Mosque, is a former mosque, located in Berat, Albania. The former mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.
Hysen Pasha Mosque
The Hysen Pasha Mosque, also known as the Clock Mosque (Xhamia e Sahatit), is a mosque, located in Berat, Albania.
Saint Spyridon Church in Berat
Church in the Gorica quarter of Berat, declared a cultural heritage monument of Albania in 2015.
Nature
Osum Canyon
The Osum Gorge is a river gorge in southern Albania, near the town of Çorovodë. The river Osum, which passes through the town of Berat, flows through the canyon.
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