Bogove Waterfall

Berat


They might be fairly small, but these waterfalls, which from a distance appear to disappear in and out of the rocks, have a rare beauty and make for a great day trip from Berat. You can swim in the turquoise pools at the foot of the falls but even in summer the water is icy cold.

Getting to the falls by public transport is a bit of an ordeal. Every hour there are buses from Berat to Skrapar. Jump off this bus in the tiny village of Bogove (1½ hours; 200 lekë) and ask someone to point you towards the trail through the hills to the waterfalls. The walk takes about 45 minutes. Note that the last bus back to Berat is around 3pm. A much easier, if less adventurous way of getting there is by joining a tour organised by Berat Backpackers (€15, minimum four people).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Berat attractions

1. Lead Mosque

14.56 MILES

The big mosque just off the town square is the 16th-century Lead Mosque, so named because of the lead coating its sphere-shaped dome.

2. Sultan's Mosque

14.74 MILES

The 16th-century Sultan's Mosque is one of the oldest in Albania. The Helveti teqe (a place of worship for those practising the Bektashi branch of Islam)…

3. Bachelors' Mosque

14.77 MILES

The 19th-century Bachelors' Mosque is down by the Osumi River. It was built for unmarried shop assistants and junior craftsmen, and is perched between…

4. Mangalem Quarter

14.81 MILES

Down in the traditionally Muslim Mangalem quarter, there are three grand mosques: the Sultan's Mosque, the Lead Mosque and the Bachelors' Mosque. All are…

5. Ethnographic Museum

14.89 MILES

Just off the steep hillside that leads up to Berat's castle is this excellent museum, which is housed in a beautiful 18th-century Ottoman house that's as…

6. Chapel of St Michael

14.93 MILES

Perched on a cliff ledge below the castle is the artfully positioned 14th-century chapel of St Michael, best viewed from the Gorica quarter across the…

7. Red Mosque

15.04 MILES

The Red Mosque, by the southern Kala walls, was the first mosque in Berat and dates back to the 15th century.

8. Kalaja

15.1 MILES

Hidden behind the crumbling walls of the fortress that crowns the hill above Berat is the whitewashed, village-like neighbourhood of Kala; if you walk…