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Airport – Tirana (20 km)
Upon arrival at the airport, the group will be welcomed by our local guide. Continue to Tirana capital city of Albania.
Upon arrival at the airport, the group will be welcomed by our local guide. Continue to Tirana capital city of Albania.
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Makalbania
Breakfast in hotel. Visit of the city, The Ethem Bey Mosque, the Skanderbeg Square, the Bunk Art Museum. Depart for Durres, one of the most ancient cities in Albania, which has the largest port in the country and is the second largest industrial center after Tirana. Durres is located on a small peninsula on the Adriatic coast. The city was colonized by the Greeks in 627 B.C. and was named Epidamnos, later becoming known as Dyrrachium. From the Venetian Tower near the harbor, the medieval city walls take you to the Roman amphitheater (capacity 15,000 spectators), the largest in the Balkans, dating back to the 2nd century B.C. The amphitheater contains a Christian crypt with a rare mosaic. Durres has Roman and Byzantine ruins and a beautiful archaeological museum. Lunch at a restaurant near the sea. Continue to Berat, Dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Hotel Plaza
Accommodation
Hotel Plaza
Breakfast in hotel. Visit Berat, UNESCO site, called the "city of a thousand windows", divided into an "upper town" of 14th century origin, rich in Byzantine churches; and a "low town". adorned with numerous ancient mosques. Its famous districts are the Castle, Mangalemi, and Gorica. Even today, its citadel is inhabited by more than a thousand families. There are countless places of interest in and around the Castle, including early Christian churches, the Cathedral of Santa Maria, and the many mosques built in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Lunch in a local restaurant. Transfer to the ancient city of Ohrid. Arrival in Ohrid in the late afternoon. Free time. Dinner and overnight.
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Unique Resort
Breakfast in hotel. Guided tour of Ohrid. Located on the shores of Lake Ohrid, the town was declared a World Heritage in 1980. Thanks to the efforts of St. Clement and St. Naum of Ohrid, the first pan-Slavic University in Europe was founded. The visit comprises of the Church of St Sofia (11th century), the most important medieval monument in Macedonia with magnificent Byzantine frescoes, paintings, and the San Clemente church with the icon of the Annunciation. Free time. Dinner and overnight in Ohrid.
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Bliss Palace
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Skopie. Lunch in a local restaurant. Tour of Skopie, city in the west where you can find the signs of East as it was under the rule of Ottoman Empire for a long time. We will spend some time in the old town visiting the Daud Pasha baths, the imposing Mustafa Pasha Mosque or the bustling old market area.
Breakfast at the hotel. Continue for Matka Canyon. This spectacular place was actually not made by nature. In 1938 the dam was built on river Treska, creating the artificial lake surrounded by high mountains, the oldest lake of that kind in North Macedonia. The Matka Canyon covers the area of around 5,000 hectares. 20% of the plant species you can see here are endemic, meaning they can’t be found anywhere else. You can also see 77 kinds of butterflies in the area! There are also ten caves at Matka Canyon, the most popular one being Vrelo Cave. It was even included on the list of top 77 natural sites of the world in the New 7 Wonders of the World project.
Continue to Sofia. Dinner and overnight.
Continue to Sofia. Dinner and overnight.
Breakfast in hotel. Get to know the highlights of Sofia including the gold-domed Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the onion-shaped church of st. Nicolas, the church of St. Sophia which gave the name of the city, the monument of Tsar Liberator, The Rotunda of St. George, which is the best preserved Byzantine building in the country, the medieval chapel of St. Petka, Ottoman- time mosques, the ruins of ancient Roman Serdica and some more. You will visit one of Sofia's newest museums housed in the city former public baths - the History Museum of Sofia. Lunch in a local restaurant. Free time in Sofia. Diner and overnight in hotel
Breakfast in hotel and free time in Sofia. Lunch in a local restaurant. Depart to the airport.
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- Flights to Tirana and back from Sofia are not included. They will be added according to the customer’s request
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