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MACEDONIA

BEAUTIES OF MACEDONIA

Program Dinner and overnight in Skopje city a vast range of diverse cultures. between southwestern Macedonia
Itinerary Day 02: Historically, Tetovo has been a and eastern Albania. It is one
of Europe's deepest and oldest
nationalist center for Albanians.
ecosystem that is of worldwide
Mosque") is located near the Pena
Day 01: Skopje – Matka lake – Skopje The Šarena Džamija ("The Painted lakes, preserving a unique aquatic
Breakfast at the hotel, check out and
Skopje apt – Skopje depart to Matka Lake, an area of River in the old part of town. importance, with more than 200
Welcome in Macedonia!!! Arrive at untouched natural scenery (1 hour) Continue driving towards the endemic species. The importance
Skopje Airport. Transfer to Skopje Boat ride on the Lake National Park of Mavrovo, located of the lake was further emphasized
(40 min) Sightseeing at the location and boat in the western-central part of when it was declared a World
City Tour of Skopje. With its 2500 ride on Matka Lake and Vrelo Cave the country, the National Park of Heritage site by UNESCO in 1979
years existence Skopje has many Matka – A gorge in which a rich Mavrovo offers the highest mountain Visit St. Naum Park in the afternoon
touristic spots and a huge legacy complex of mediaeval building peaks in Macedonia. These peaks, Free time for shopping – please note
left from different periods of its survives, including churches, some of which are Shara, Deshad Pearls of Ohrid
existence. The tour will highlight the monasteries and remnants of a and Bistra, are topped by the Dinner and overnight in Ohrid
Old Town, the narrow streets in the fortress (the mediaeval town of imposing Great Korab Mountain
Old Bazaar, and the beautiful quay Matka). There are dozens of caves (2,764 meters or 9,069 feet high). Day 05:
of the Macedonian river “Vardar”, an and large number of endemic plants Visit St. Bigorski Monastery Ohrid – Bitola – Skopje
exciting tourist destination. and animals. Spend the evening by the lake in the Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Drive back to Skopje beautiful city of Ohrid. and depart for Bitola. Free time in
Free time for shopping Dinner and overnight in Ohrid the main square of Bitola.
Dinner and overnight in It is one of the oldest cities in
Skopje Skopje Day 04: Macedonia with long tradition, the
Ohrid
city of the counsels from ottoman
Day 03: Breakfast at the hotel, check out period, mixture of the cultures..
Tetovo Skopje – Tetovo – Mavrovo and start the walking tour of Ohrid The city is an administrative,
MACEDONIA – Skopje old town cultural, industrial, commercial, and
Lunch at a local restaurant in the
After breakfast at the hotel,
educational center. Bitola is one of
Mavrovo check out and depart to old town. You can spend pleasant the oldest cities on the territory in
the Republic of Macedonia. It was
moments in our restaurant and enjoy
Ohrid with stop en route in
Tetovo (1 h). Visit Tetovo. our various specialties of high quality founded as Heraclea Lyncestis in
Bitola Tetovo has been under many food, vide choice of original drinks the middle of the 4th century BC
different empires; from the and pleasant ambience of calmness by Philip II of Macedon. During the
Mycenae and Illyrians, to during the day… Ottoman rule the city together with
Ohrid the Romans, Byzantines Boat trip in Ohrid Lake Lake Ohrid, Salonica were the two reigning cities
and Ottomans, giving the straddles the mountainous border of Ottoman Rumelia.
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