There are two Sufist buildings in Berat and both have been declared cultural monuments of Albania. The Halveti Teqe was built in the 1400s and has a patio in front. The building boasts a portico made up of five stone columns.
Once you enter you’ll notice the delicate tilework on the walls. Up one side of the structure is old stone staircase that leads to the Teqe’s prayer hall, a chamber with a carved wooden ceiling inspired by the European baroque, but boasting an Arabic twist.
Berat’s Rüfai Teqe meanwhile was founded in the 1700s by Ahmet Kurt Pasha, the first ruler of the Pashalik of Berat, which had semi-autonomy within the Ottoman Empire.
