Albania · 13th century
Berat Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Beratit), also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. It is built on a rocky hill on the right bank of the river Osum and is accessible only from the south. It is situated at an elevation of 214 metres (702 ft).
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Berat Castle ranks #771 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 27 mapped in Albania. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,220 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vlorë, 48 km away. See how Albania compares in the castle statistics.
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