Albania is one of the smallest countries in Europe. With its still unspoiled sites, it appeals to nature lovers and travelers curious about discoveries. On the banks of a river, Berat is said to be the city of a thousand windows. A nickname which is an allusion to the stacking of Ottoman houses in white stone. “The view is fantastic, it’s really grandiose. These mountains, these houses with all these windows,” commented a tourist.

The historic center can be explored on foot

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic center can be explored on foot. The cobbled streets, alternately Byzantine, Serbian and Ottoman, reveal the city, step by step. Berat offers a plunge into the past, for example, an old Pasha house, a title of nobility under the Ottoman Empire, today has been transformed into a hotel-restaurant. “What tourists appreciate about this hotel is above all the history and the original architecture we have been able to preserve,” said an official.

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