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Mangalem

Rows of white Ottoman houses with wooden-framed windows climbing the hill, the classic view of Berat.

Photo: Arianit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Open
Always
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Mangalem, BeratDirections
Getting There
Along the river from the town center.

Why Go

The houses are built so close together up the slope that, seen from the river, their windows seem stacked on top of one another. Narrow lanes wind between them to the castle.

Nearby in Berat

King Mosque10 min walkGorica and its bridge20 min walkBerat Castle21 min walk · Must-SeeOnufri Iconographic Museum22 min walk · Must-See

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