Description
Embark to Durres
port. After border procedures, depart to Berat
BERAT:
It situated only 1 hour & 40 min far from Durres
city. It is known as the “City of one thousand
windows” and is declared a Museum City”. Berat,
overshadowed to the east by Tomorr Mountain 2415 m,
and is an ancient Illyrian settlement founded in the
4th & 5th centuries B.C. on the territory of the
Illyrian tribe of Desarettes. The town is composed
of 3 parts; Gorica, situated on the far side of the
river; Mangalem, situated on the fortress side of
the river and the Residential quarter within the
fortress known as KALAJA. The old part of the city
has some religious buildings like mosque and
Byzantine churches. The old name of the city was
ANTIPATREA.
WHAT TO VISIT:
-
THE FORTRESS.
-
THE ONUFRI’s
MUSEUM.
Free time for LUNCH -
(Albanian traditional meal)
After Lunch return to Durres city
DURRES:
One of Albania's oldest cities, the country's main
sea port, the second largest industrial center after
Tirana. Durres lies on a small peninsula on the
coast of the Adriatic sea. The city was colonized by
the Greeks in 627 B.C. It was named Epidamnos, which
later became Dyrrachium. From the Venetian Tower at
the harbor the Medieval Town Wall leads to the
amphitheater (capacity 15,000 spectators) dating
back to the 2nd century AD. and containing an early
Christian Crypt with a rare wall mosaic. Between the
1st and 3rd centuries Durres was an important port
and trading center on the Via Egnatia trading route
between Rome and Byzantium (Istanbul). After a great
number of earthquakes, much of ancient Durrës sank
into the sea or collapsed and was subsequently built
over. Today the city is well known for the nearby
beach resort of Durres Plazh, its wonderful sand and
warm sea water.
WHAT TO VISIT:
-
THE AMPHITHEATER
-
THE ROMAN THERMAL
BATHS
-
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM
After tour return
back to Cruise