Inside the Church of St. Nicolas at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, with our Berat guide, Eriseld. The 16th century frescoes were painted by Nicolas Onufri. (May 16, 2019)
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Inside the Church of St. Mary Blaherna at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania. The 16th century frescoes were painted by Nicolas Onufri. As a modern day quilter, I can see a pieced 9-patch or 4-patch quilt block in the clothing of these 16th century frescoes and for me that’s pretty exciting. (May 16, 2019)
Inside the Church of St. Mary Blaherna at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania. The 16th century frescoes were painted by Nicolas Onufri. The paintings present prophet portraits and Bible scenes. (May 16, 2019)
Inside the Church of St. Nicolas at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania. The 16th century frescoes were painted by Nicolas Onufri. (May 16, 2019)
Inside the Church of St. Nicolas at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania. The 16th century frescoes were painted by Nicolas Onufri. As a modern day quilter, I can see a pieced 9-patch or 4-patch quilt block in the clothing of these 16th century frescoes and for me that’s pretty exciting. (May 16, 2019)
The entrance to the Church of St. Mary Blaherna at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, is one of the oldest churches, mainly from the 13th century, built in Berat. (May 16, 2019)
Inside the Church of St. Mary Blaherna at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania. The floor is decorated with a mosaic that again looks very much like a pieced quilt block. (May 16, 2019)
Inside the Church of St. Mary Blaherna at the Berat Castle in Berat, Albania. The 16th century frescoes were painted by Nicolas Onufri. The paintings present prophet portraits and Bible scenes. (May 16, 2019)
The entrance of the citadel of he Berat Castle in Berat, Albania, with the 13th century Byzantine Holy Trinity Church. (May 16, 2019)
the ‘Red Mosque’ , identified now but only its minaret that remains.
The city of Berat, Albania, as seen from the top of the Berat Castle.
The overcast city views of Berat, Albania, as seen from the top of the Berat Castle. (May 16, 2019)
The overcast city views of Berat, Albania, as seen from the top of the Berat Castle. (May 16, 2019)
Berat, Albania (May 16, 2019)
Berat, Albania, where traces of its Illyrian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods can be found, is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over the ages Berat has been invaded and controlled by ancient Greeks, the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, Slavs, Bulgarians, and the Ottoman Empire which all have had a cultural influence on it. (May 17, 2019)
Berat, Albania, with its striking collection of white washed preserved and well-refurbished Ottoman houses climbing up the hill to the Berat Castle claims the title of the ‘town of a thousand windows.’ (May 17, 2019)