Features of the old house in Berat

• House size 100 m2

• Living room

• Kitchen

• 2 bedrooms

• 2 bathrooms

• View over city and Osumi river

• House needs to be renovated

• Orientation west

About Berat City

Berat has been founded aprox 6 BC. It was an important castle which has played a role in the development of Illyria. Ancient Berat belonged to the Illyrian tribe of Desarets.

There is still a debate whether its anticity name was Antipatrea or Partha. There is no clear evidence yet with respect to its old name.

In Middle Age after the fall of Bizant empire Berat became center of Muzaca family, which suported Albanian national hero Scanderbeg in his fight against Turkish Otomans. Fact is that Otomans invaded the castle in year 1444 and Scanderbeg could never take it back from them.

Old city was organised mostly around the castle and inside it. It has been one of the few habited castes in Albanian territories. It contains many old Byzantine churches which are well preserved. Berat is faous for Onufri Museum where there are original paintings from 17th Centy painter Onufri who dedicated most of his life to decorating Orthodox churces in the region.