Southern Albania & UNESCO towns

Ottoman stone towns and ancient ruins: Berat, Gjirokastër and Butrint are all UNESCO World Heritage sites.

When to go: April to June and September to October.

Highlights

• Berat, the town of a thousand windows
• Gjirokastër fortress
• Butrint National Park
• Syri i Kaltër (Blue Eye spring)
• Osumi Canyon

Trails in this region

• Osumi Canyon Rim · 8 km · Easy

Towns in South & UNESCO

Berat

The town of a thousand windows, under a living castle

Gjirokastër

Silver stone roofs below a vast Ottoman fortress

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