2 Days Cultural Tour of Central Albania, Ardenica – Apollonia and Berati | Tirana | Albania

A visit on Archeological sites, Churches, Monasteries, Mosques, Castles and architectural monuments combined experiencing the traditions and local customs.Berati is a central city in Albania, with white ottoman houses, an inhabited castle on hilltop and Osumi River which in the Albanian language it means to much water. The city of one over one window, a stone city, protected by UNESCO.On the way to Berat, during the first day, we will visit the Ardenica Monastery built during the 2^sentury on the ruins of a pagan temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. The monastery has a Byzantine-orthodox architecture but with many romanesque features, which lie on a surface of 2.500 meters square. It is composed of the Saint Mary Church, the chapel of Saint Trinity, a mill, and a barn. Apollonia was an ancient Greek colony city. The city flourished during the 4th century AD as an important economic and trade center. This place is also famous as the city where emperor Augustus studied Philosophy.

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