AMAZING Ottoman City of Berat, Albania: Travel Vlog Adventure! In a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

AMAZING OTTOMAN Houses in Berat, Albania: Travel Vlog Adventure! in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this video, we spend our second day in Berat, where we have visited by bus from Saranda, Albania. We show you more of the breath taking scenery in this UNESCO world heritage site. You will see what a traditional Berat breakfast is like at an AirBnb, and then we take a scenic walk around the Ottoman construction in the Mangalem neighbourhood below the castle. This is an amazing place to visit and if you find yourself in Albania, it is a must stop. We enter an Ottoman house for the full guest experience and are shown the greatest of hospitality. Albanians are known the world round as being some of the most gracious hosts in the world. Albania is a must visit country for anyone who has the curiosity of travel. You will not be disappointed. Join us on our travelvlog today! If you would like to support us, please subscribe.
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[@m1444rtin]

Guys, thanks for sharing your experience to Albania, just to clarified Berat is at list 2400 years old city, Ottomans or Osmans came to Albania in 15 century. Berat is a treasure trove of Albanian history, culture and testament to the country's tradition of religious harmony .

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks!!!!

[@MikeEH1000]

Great video guys :)

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks!!

[@MattandRachelTravel]

Hi Jay and Sarah! Awesome video. The food looked so fresh. Thanks for showing us around the beauty of Albania and Berat! Loved all the charming streets. Excited to see more videos!

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks for watching! We love hearing from people who enjoy our videos.

[@rupak-travelmoments]

It seems an old but charming city in Albania. An incredible presentation of this place 👍 Greetings from India 🇮🇳

[@JayandSarah]

Incredibly old.. it actually goes back to the 7th century BC. Lovely place, thanks for watching!

[@Walk-retirement-travel]

Love that city. Walking on that cobblestone is torturous on the feet. I still love the look of it

[@JayandSarah]

It is hard on the feet for sure and when it’s wet can be very slippery! As you say, it looks stunning. The entire area of that part is just amazing. I could spend time there any day.

[@Autofixwalsall]

Love u guys I’m from berat but live uk for 10 years now I feel sorry because I don’t miss my country

[@JayandSarah]

Yes we know many have left to move to other places. We really enjoy Albania. We actually don't really miss much about Canada ourselves. This is how life works at times. Sadly, we move from Albania to Montenegro in a few weeks to continue our adventure, but we will be back to Albania for sure.

[@trevorvardy9224]

Looks stunning. Your painting a lovely picture of Berat

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you! Berat is a place not to be missed when being in Albania. I really enjoyed filming and creating the 2 videos on that city. We just explore, film lots, and piece together a story for people to hopefully enjoy.

[@trevorvardy9224]

@@JayandSarah I think the food is something to really look forward to. Scenery more than an added bonus

[@JayandSarah]

The quality of ingredients is very good. The food can be a bit repetitive and bland, so we cook lots at home so we can enjoy more spice and some heat. We like to make curries and stuff like that. You can buy most all spices here, but you will not find places using them for menus. I've not seen a curry anything.

[@KathyinKentuckyUSA]

I thoroughly enjoy walking the streets of Berat with you. Can you like your AirBNB?

[@JayandSarah]

We will try and pin it with a link. It's well worth visiting. Thanks for watching, please subscribe if you haven't, it helps us out.

[@conniecrew2585]

Hey guys! Lovely video, Berat is so gorgeous, I love the stone streets in between the houses...if you lived there, how would you ever remember which house was yours? 😂 What a lovely woman who served you Raki and fruit in the museum house, I bet she was remembering when it was Communist and she had to be careful what she said, you could be a spy! But now she can relax and just be happy doing this little thing. And so nice that you let her. I can't wait to go there. Hi to Sarah! ❤

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks, yes we had a lovely time.

[@Alistir_TheChessPlayer]

It is ottoman era city not ottoman city. Everything there is done by the local people with their money. The ottomans took only taxes. Also don't call it ottoman house but albanian house during ottoman era.

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you for correcting this. It is certainly not presented the way I did with any misrepresented intent.

[@occasionalwind]

Ottoman's did not invent nor built Berat in this architectural housing style but the Albanians themselves did it. This type of house model style is Albanian invented, designed style & it became popular all over the Ottoman Empire. Albanians during the Ottoman Empire became famous for their architectural designs & were always hired to design mosques, palaces & houses. The primary architect of the Blue Mosque's construction was Sedefkar Mehmed Agha Bicakciu, also known as Sedefqar Mehmeti of Elbasan, (Albania) or Mehmed Agha for short. Agha was Albanian in origin and had worked on many other notable building projects within the Ottoman Turkey.

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you for this great detailed information.

[@occasionalwind]

@@JayandSarah You welcome! When I said 'Blue Mosque" I meant the famous Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey now ... just making sure there is no confusion with the location of the Blue Mosque. Also Albanians (during the Ottoman Empire) were hired to build & design the famous world wonder in India in the 16th Century - the Taj Mahal. The Indian Muslim Mughal Emperor, Babur... dissatisfied with the local Indian architecture...invited the leading Ottoman architect, the Albanian genius Mimar Sinan, to carry out his architectural schemes & design the Taj Mahal."

[@JayandSarah]

Wow that is awesome! You sure know the history well on this subject!!

[@occasionalwind]

@@JayandSarah Make Sure You Check & Read The Book By The American Born Historian Edwin E. Jacques Called: 'The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present' -- This Book Is A Goldmine When It Comes To The Albanian History Especially The Very Early Ancient History Of Albania Which Were Known At That Time As Illyrians.

[@JayandSarah]

@@occasionalwind I will see if we can get an e-book of it. Thank you.

[@khaleesit6443]

Hi from calgary here ….

[@JayandSarah]

The weather is a lot nicer here than there!!! Thanks for watching!

[@patrickoverseas]

excellent guys !!

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks Patrick!!!! We really enjoy time spent in Berat.

[@tony232cool]

good conversation with the host, somethings have been lost in translation

[@JayandSarah]

There is no doubt about that! We enjoyed the visit.

[@user-iy4qc9ig4e]

Gorica mangalem castel mauntain are inside piramide of solei star luna just like of bosnia

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you!

[@robjensen8186]

The Raki looks potent Jay! Lol

[@JayandSarah]

It sure was Rob! I can’t say I like it.

[@robjensen8186]

@@JayandSarah hey, it's an experience!

[@robjensen8186]

How is the travel experience going? We are probably sticking around mostly for the summer, because we’re selling our house right now, and downsizing and moving into a new house in Chilliwack at the end of September. But then I hope to get away and maybe go to Turkiye Before Christmas. Plans are a little fluid right now.

[@JayandSarah]

It has been the best decision in our lives. I will admit, as we get closer to having to leave Albania there is some stress about navigating to Montenegro, but I would not change one thing Rob. This has been so far the most life fulfilling adventure. It is not like a long holiday, we spend lots of time just hanging around doing normal life stuff... but we mix it up with some tourist stuff as well. We have been able to experience actual life in a foreign place. Very rewarding.

[@robjensen8186]

@@JayandSarah that’s awesome! I’m not certain if we’ll ever pull up roots entirely to travel full-time, but I’m definitely looking forward to doing more traveling. Last year was bad because of my back problems getting worse, and I had back fusion surgery in Mexico in the fall so I’m doing a lot better now. I’ve learned something new too in the meantime and got my advanced drone pilots license. I did that kind of for fun and to maybe fill a bit of the spare time out of a desire to keep busy and maybe make a little fun money. Working in the agricultural sector a little bit doing spraying and mapping/imaging. Also tying us down at the moment is that now we decided to move and change houses and we’ve bought a brand new house, but get to save some money since it’s on one of the native band developments in Chilliwack and is a 99 yr lease, so you’re paying a lot less because you don’t “own” the land. We are currently in the process of selling our house in Abbotsford. Busy! Take care and keep in touch. Your videos are great!!

[@HoboTravels-mu1ti]

Hi Jay, hi Sarah. The weather there looks like it is in the UK .... if you don't like it, just wait 20 minutes! 😆

[@JayandSarah]

For the most part it is way better here, but when it rains... it chucks it down for a while, then passes.

[@missluiza7765]

You are beautiful couple ❤❤

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you so kindly, and thanks for watching!

[@Autofixwalsall]

When u left that old lady which bring u raki and some sweet she ask u for abrella to give u guys for free

[@JayandSarah]

Oh wow, how sweet of her. She was lovely!

[@user-kh2zn2sh4d]

How can be the ottoman city when the city is 2400 years old?????

[@JayandSarah]

This is very true. There are some comments below that explain it in greater details than I understood.

[@floriankociu7251]

Berati is 2.500 years old city,and is not ottoman,but Byzantium city

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you! Yes I know I got this information incorrect.

[@Ajseldedja]

Qyteti eshte mbi 2000 vjecare otomanet erdhen para 500 viteve ne berat

[@JayandSarah]

Thank you for clarifying this. Many people have commented on that.

[@adrianog4148]

berat is not a ottoman town. its much older than ottoman empire.

[@JayandSarah]

Yes, well aware. If you read all the comments you can see how we comment on this. Thanks for watching!

[@heripirpondi2129]

No otoman city is abanian city

[@JayandSarah]

Thanks for pointing this out, it was an honest mistake.