Republic Boulevard & Evening Xhiro
Bulevardi Republika
A pedestrian promenade along the Osum River where, in the evenings, the whole town comes out for the 'xhiro' stroll. It is a great place to experience everyday Albanian life.
Republic Boulevard runs along the river from the vicinity of the Lead Mosque toward the new town. It is lined with cafés, ice cream shops, and restaurants, and it is closed to traffic around dinnertime to become a pedestrian street. Men, women, and children of all ages dress up to stroll and chat, a custom known as 'xhiro'. You can sit at a sidewalk café with a Turkish coffee or a glass of raki and watch the lights come on in the windows of Mangalem across the hillside. It is free.
Opening hours
Open all day; liveliest in the evening
Nearby sights
- Bachelors' Mosque
- Mangalem Quarter
- King Mosque & Halveti Tekke
- Ethnographic Museum of Berat
- St. Michael's Church, Berat
- Gorica Quarter
- Lead Mosque, Berat
- Berat Castle