Holy Trinity Church — Attraction in Berat Municipality

The church has a cross in square plan with a dome. It is composed of the naos, narthex, and the altar alcove. In the church have been skillfully used many byzantine architecture features such as the inner organization of the volume and the decorative and illuminative systems. This features together with the pyramidal shape, forms and proportions give to the church a picturesque view. The Byzantine architectural elements in the church have been combined with western architectural elements belonging to the same period. Inside has two columns with reused capitals that are thought to have been taken from the antique ruins of the citv. In an inscription inside the church has been written the name of closed permanently :( Andronicus Paleologus, who was Governor of the Province of Belgrade (Berat) during 1302-1326. According to this inscription the church must have been built during the XIV century with the financial support of Andronicus...

Holy Trinity Church is a medieval Byzantine church which stands on the hill inside Berat Castle In the city of Berat, Albania. Because of its location, it offers magnificent sunset views over the city and is frequented by both locals and tourists that come to admire it. The church is only open once a week but otherwise closed. However, one can admire its historic and architectural beauty outside. No information available about it so come prepared/ research online. Also because of its stone paths trailing up and down around the church having comfortable shoes will prove to...

Beautiful but no longer a monument of the state - it is now part of the Orthodox Church. This means that there are some restrictions with clothes and we couldn’t get in as my wife was wearing shorts and the keeper screamed “this is not a disco!”. 1 minute later, a group of older mixed people in shorts and dresses entered the church with no protest from the keeper. I guess the dress code depends on the age? We did not experience this in any other Orthodox...