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Highlights of Albania & Ohrid

most beautiful bay of Porto Palermo. St. Mary’s church. You may have an optional Day 07:
Upon your arrival to Saranda, have lunch at tour and wine testing to Cobo Winery. Ohrid – Tirana
a local restaurant and start touring Butrinti Continuation of driving to Ohrid/Macedonia for After breakfast, travel back to Albania (3 hrs).
Archaeological dinner and overnight (2 nights) Tirana, the capital of Albania, is an ancient
Park listed intou UNESCO Heritage Sites. This
impressive walking Day 06: city with a history enriched by the interaction
tour will stir your imagination about the Ohrid – St. Naum – Ohrid of cultural forces originating in the Islamic
ancient word during the peak of the Roman After breakfast, walking tour of Ohrid old town and European Christian worlds. During the
power and the classical (UNESCO heritage site), city of light with rich tour, you will encounter the impact of these
Greek mythology. Start with the Asclepius cultural and historical heritage in which a lot influences in the Tirana’s architecture. The
temple, theatre, Roman portico and baths, of civilizations left their own mark. Welcome tour will highlight some symbols and remains
early Christian baptistery, byzantine basilica, to the magical place where on an amazing
defensive walls and their impressive gates way the cultural and natural heritage are of the communism era to provide you with
Dinner and overnight in Saranda mixed along with the hospitality, city for which a general understanding of Albanian history.
many world searchers of beauty use to call Visit National Historic Museum and the
Day 04: this city – Macedonian part of paradise The Mosque of Et’hem Bey
Saranda – Gjirokastra – Berat highlight of the Ohrid tour include Church Dinner and overnight in Tirana
After breakfast at the hotel, board the bus of St. Sophia, St.Bogorodica Perivlepta,
and transfer to Gjirokastra, on the way stop St.Pantelejmon – Plaosnik, Old Bazaar, King
for visit Blue Eye, an wonderful karst spring Samoil Fortress, Day 08:
located on the western slopes of Mount Mali Antique Theatre, and so on Tirana – Airport
Gjerë. Continue driving to Gjirokastra. Many Optional boat trip to Ohrid Lake Today you will be transported to the Airport
houses in Gjirokastra have a distinctive local Afternoon visit to the Medieval Monastic for your flight back home
style that has earned the city the nickname Complex of St. Naum. End of Service
"Town of the Stones". Visit of the Castle and
explore the old town, the bazaar, with its
characteristic shops and great opportunity
to interact with local folks. This UNESCO
SITE has something unique to offer to his
visitors. Way to Berat for 3 hrs for dinner and
overnight

Day 05:
Berat – Ohrid
Today we will visit one of the most important
sites in Albania, listed under UNESCO
Heritage. The walking tour will explore the
ancient fortress, main gates, towers, orthodox
churches, the typical architecture of the
dwelling sites, bearing 2500 years of heritage
and the tour of Onufri Museum, located within
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