EL PUEBLO MÁS BONITO DE ALBANIA, BERAT | ALBANIA #8

I have already arrived in Berat I really wanted to visit this city because it is surely one of the most beautiful places in Albania The most beautiful ones in all of Albania so nothing I have less than two hours of daylight today but okay I will also have part of the day tomorrow to visit her so no rush The hotel is the Belgrad Mangalem which I leave to everyone down here and looks very good is also the This typical medieval-style cottage now I'll show you the outside and well this is the room from the inside Inside here we have a quite large bed as you can see well it's a very that style More like a house than a hotel The bathroom also has a shower tray but at least it's okay Separated and nothing now I'm going to visit what the city is I'm going to visit in the time I have left Before it's too late I'm going for a quick walk Berat has more than 2 500 years of history Yes it is very characteristic for that medieval architecture it has since the 15th century it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire which is why it is visible in the architecture The city has two parts Significant the first one is Mangalem which is the northern part where I am now and in the I have the hotel and across the river on the other side is Gorica which is part of it e difference between the two there is not as much now but historically it has always been the par The northern part is either Ottoman or Muslim and the Christian part is on the other side The river which is the part of Gorica The two parts of the city are connected by an 18th-century bridge From 1780 which is the Gorica Bridge that connects well that crosses the Osuni River It is formed There are seven arches and it is in the more western part of the city there is another one Much more modern than the one in the center The tide is quite low in the river so it's not unusual If you see it low you'll see many fishermen around the area and it gives a very beautiful image I remember going out to the distances to Istanbul when all the fishermen were there The Galata Bridge The two parts of the city on both sides of it as a whole form what is The historic center of Berat which is a UNESCO heritage site along with another historic center that we will see omorrow and I'm not surprised because it's beautiful meaning the architecture is incredible in fact it's called The city of a thousand windows and it's no surprise why The topography is very interesting because ey are like two slopes as if they were two mountains facing each other separated by the river then the two parts of the city are built because that against a slope actually If you get caught in the historic heart of either side you'll have to walk all the way uphill along roads made entirely of stone I am walking along the Boulevard de la República which is like the main commercial street Restaurants and the like It runs through the city parallel to the river and right now there is a lot of activity So much atmosphere it's getting dark so everyone is already on the terraces so it's probably I was looking for a place around here to have dinner I'm getting a bit hungry A couple of things I don't like about what I've seen in Albania which isn't unique to Albania They have many stray dogs First is the issue of stray dogs there are many stray dogs Street vendors you see them in towns in cities but they are also seen on the road by the roadside So many animals are run over by the road that really makes me sad but well that's just how it is It's common in the Balkans even in Turkey and Greece and this is the case in many countries of the zone The other part is the trash there is a lot of trash in the streets for example you could see it e other day at Lake Komani it's a pity that in such a beautiful natural setting as that surrounded rough the cannons and such seeing trash floating in the water and here too for example in Berat you can see Much of the dry part of the river is full of garbage In fact today at the gas station where I have been I stopped to refuel which by the way I think cost me around 70 euros like that filling up a A small car deposit it's practically two euros per liter and I had some trash there In the car well from that snacks I have and such and well I take the opportunity since I'm at the gas station and I throw it away and I He said to the kid hey where can I throw this trash And he said oh throw it there and he was pointing around and I did He was approaching and I said he must be pointing out some trash can I can't see and no no he meant to throw it away There was a small patch of land by the roadside a sort of little area where he had thrown it there there was nothing at all Trash at first glance then I don't know these are things I hope can change that go on Seeing there being a bit more awareness of this kind of thing but otherwise for now I'm loving everything now this I'm discovering Berat and I'm really impressed I mean it's amazing Very beautiful I hope it stays this way being a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserve this Long-term architecture and do not fill this with standardized hotels and such but rather That it can be well maintained because the truth is it's crazy I just got back from dinner at a place that blew me away I found it through Google Maps Looking for restaurants and it's been a success it's called something like Lilis you'll find it with Lilis I put them here below they are here in the old town in the part in the par ottoman very close to where I have the hotel and it's a spectacular place that's true it's little It has about four tables so when you enter it doesn't seem like much but it's a place it's not just a place But it's charming because whoever wears it wears it with so much love especially so much energy as much enthusiasm Just that alone is worth it even if you don't eat it's worth it the place is called Lilis the guy who runs it is called Lilis is part of their name and they carry it between him and his wife his wife cooks and he is the one who serves and has a lot of responsibility Energy it's super dynamic it explains everything perfectly it has a menu there that you move around it's the one A place with the most original attention I have ever been to Just that already gives you an incredible feeling so no I can stop recommending this place it's super cheap too I've eaten there they gave me a salad like that Mixed together then like a pretty big hamburger and a house special dish that I can't remember Also not the name because it's in Albanian but I'll leave it below it's a kind of quiche with spinach and the The truth is that everything was impressive super rich with quite large quantities I was shocked He was completely drunk then he invited you for a shot and all that with the drink and it cost me about seven Euros that's incredibly cheap even though it's touristy so nothing else if you're coming this way I really recommend it I'm up it's 6:20 in the morning it's early but well it gets light here pretty early It's sunrise at around 5 and so I'm going to make the first visit I'm going to go up to the castle Berat I don't know if it's open because it says it will be open at 9 but anyway I'd like to see the views now Even if it's before people start coming because I want to fly the drone and don't want to wa Avoiding harassment or drawing attention The climbs take about 20 minutes on this type of streets through the historic center The good news is that you can enter without any problem even though it's not opening time Normal but I think that's the museum's time because in this castle in terms of what is the schedule Fortaleza is full of people it has a lot of people in its private house so for obvious reasons It must be open 24 hours a day What is visible today of Berat Castle is from the 13th century although this area has always been a fortress since at least the third century but the what can be seen today the walls and such are about 800 years old and it is a quite large place It's a great place for a walk because today there are many establishments Many of them are still preserved as private homes but most have been converted In places that are already inns or restaurants bars souvenir shops and so on This tower you see here although it may not look like it are the remains of a mosque What is known as the Red Mosque it is not exactly known when it was built But it is estimated to have been around 1417 when this area was under siege well the castle In short it was taken and established as an operations center and so it is certainly of Around that time He was walking around here along the eastern boulevard of the republic that I passed by last night Now there are few people because the good people are at work during the week I imagine I felt like having a coffee and breakfast here one of those terraces I have in the I'm staying here breakfast is included but I felt like being in a more cozy café In the local area it's cheaper because I ordered a croissant A cookie and a coffee which cost me two euros I don't know if it actually reaches two euros So it's just super cheap obviously if this were like when were in Norway I wouldn't do it because this would cost around 650 euros at the exchange rate but here it's a real pleasure o be here with the little atmosphere and that big building that looked like the Capitol of the United States You saw them in some of the background images this one here and I thought it was going to be something important or at least I know a municipal library or something like that cool It's a hotel the Hotel Colombo five stars I don't know if it's open because nothing is visible movement but okay if you want an option that I imagine will be luxurious then this one could be your site I am walking now through the Christian area the southern part of the river and it is noticeable tha It is quite a bit more right now at least under construction meaning the floor instead of being of The stones are well placed here just like on the other side but here they are loose so everything is like that Like in the works it seems quite more careless I don't know if it's because they are renovating everything or what Same here in a few years and it's perfect but right now it's a bit run-down which is because At least the street so my recommendation there are nice little streets like this but in general the atmosphere is also worse there are hardly any people while at the other place it is Where everything moves then my recommendation at least where I would stay if I had I'm back which is where I left off that is in the Muslim part the northern part Where is the castle because there you'll have much more atmosphere you have all of that there Restaurants bars and areas a bit more off the main street of the republic From the boulevard of the republic etc all that is on that side