Starovë

Starovë is a village in Velabisht, Berat and has about 1,040 residents. Starovë is situated nearby to the village Remanicë, as well as near Orizaj.

Type: Village with 1,040 residents
Description: village in Berat County, Albania
Address: BASHKIA BERAT

Places of Interest

Highlights include Berat Castle and Onufri Iconographic Museum.

Berat Castle

Photo: Terfili, Public domain.

Berat Castle, also referred to as the Citadel of Berat and castle quarter, is a fortress overlooking the town of Berat, Albania. It dates mainly from the 13th century and contains many Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox churches in the area and Ottoman-era mosques. Berat Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of Starovë.

Onufri Iconographic Museum

Museum

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Onufri Iconographic Museum is an Albanian national museum dedicated to Byzantine art and iconography in Berat, Albania. The museum is located inside the Church of the Dormition of St Mary in the castle quarter Berat. Onufri Iconographic Museum is situated 2½ km east of Starovë.

Holy Trinity Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Holy Trinity Church is a medieval Byzantine-era Albanian Orthodox church which stands on a hill in the city of Berat in the Kalaja district of Southern Albania. Holy Trinity Church is situated 2½ km southeast of Starovë.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orizaj and Dushnik.

Orizaj

Village

Orizaj is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Orizaj is situated 3 km northeast of Starovë.

Dushnik

Village

Dushnik is a village in the former municipality of Otllak in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Berat. Dushnik is situated 3½ km northeast of Starovë.