View of Berat – Berat Castle loop from Berat

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Albania

Berat

View of Berat – Berat Castle loop from Berat

Moderate

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View of Berat – Berat Castle loop from Berat

02:32

8.63km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.52 km

View of Berat

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Very worth seeing city with several old parts of the city, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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1.67 km

Mangalem Quarter, Berat

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Beautifully built into the hillside. The castle complex towers above it.
Best seen in the evening from the other side of the river.

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1.76 km

Historic Centre of Berat

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Beautifully built into the hillside. The castle complex towers above it.
Best seen in the evening from the other side of the river.

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3.00 km

Berat Castle

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It is the largest castle in Albania, which is still partially inhabited. It is a huge citadel complex with stone streets, houses and Byzantine churches and ruins from different eras.

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3.09 km

Main Gate of Berat Castle

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3.68 km

Viewpoint

4.09 km

Berat Castle

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It is the largest castle in Albania, which is still partially inhabited. It is a huge citadel complex with stone streets, houses and Byzantine churches and ruins from different eras.

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4.17 km

Church of the Holy Trinity (Shën Triadha), Berat Castle

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The church of Shën Triadhës is one of the most beautiful and best preserved cross-domed churches in Albania. It is dated to the late Byzantine period of the 14th century, but also contains older components, such as columns and capitals from the 3rd to the 5th century

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7.04 km

Berat Old Town

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Beautifully built into the hillside, with the castle complex towering above it.

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8.63 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.43 km

2.97 km

1.86 km

261 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.81 km

655 m

649 m

264 m

168 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

21°C

12°C

37 %

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Comments

September 16, 2022,Stadt der 1000 Fenster-Impressionen aus Berat 🇦🇱

Berat is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the oldest cities in Albania. In addition to the old parts of the city, the fortress - still inhabited today - is particularly worth seeing. The main attraction are the houses on both sides of the Osum with the many windows, which gave the city its nickname, and the …

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May 22, 2024,Burg von Berat, Kirchen & Moscheen

If you look at the route, you can see that the GPS was acting up a bit :).
Beautiful route, with all the old churches and mosques. Beautiful paths up and down to the castle.

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