View from castle

Berat - Albania

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March 5th 2016
I picked Berat for my next destination as a lot of people I met advised me not to miss this beautiful little town. Berat was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site as it is a rare example of a well-preserved Ottoman town. It is one of the country's most beautiful towns, and is known as the "town of a thousand windows". The distance between Tirana and Berat is around 100km. Furgon (miniva ... read more

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Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapi... ... read more