Macedonia and Kosovo tour program

Arrival at the Skopje’s airport. Transfer to your hotel. A short introductory tour of the area round your hotel getting useful hints from your tour guide. Sightseeing tour; Visit to the old railway station the first railway station in the Balkans; The statue of Mother Teresa; The Stone Bridge; The church of St. Spas (Holy Salvation), which is famous for housing the remains of the great Macedonian revolutionary Goce Delcev (1872-1903); The Fortress Kale; The Monastery of St. Panteleimon in the village of Gorno Nerezi, which was built in the 12th century. Lunch in the restaurant next to the church of St. Panteleimon. Lunch a visit to the Church of St. Andrej Matka, built in the 14th century. Dinner in a local restaurant with folk music. Overnight stay in Skopje

Relaxed breakfast a drive west to Mavrovo. A walking tour of Mavrovo National Park, which represents one of the most attractive tourist centres in Macedonia. In Mavrovo National Park and near it, there is the most famous village of Galichnik, then and the Monastery of St John the Baptist. The village of Galichnik lies in the heart of the Mount Bistra. It is a typical Macedonian village which is famous for many things but mostly for the national festival Galichka Wedding. Some free time for a snack before leaving for Ohrid. The tour in Ohrid starts in front of the statue of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, and it continues to the Lower gate, the National Museum of Ohrid, the Church of St Sophia, the Roman amphitheatre, the Upper gate, St Clement’s Church of the Holy Mother of God Most Glorious, The Icon Gallery, Tsar Samoil’s fortress, Plaoshnik, and it ends in a walk through Ohrid’s marketplace. Dinner and overnight stay in Ohrid.

Breakfast. A visit to the beautiful and popular Monastery of St Naum with new inns built in the last decade. A walk to the source of the River Crn Drim which feeds the lake. departure for Bitola. The road leads us across the Galichica mountain. A visit to the city of Bitola, and the ancient Macedonian town of Heraclea Lyncestis, which is located 5km far from, and which was founded in the middle of the 4th century BC. Afterwards a visit to the military high school “Kemal Ataturk” named after the creator of modern Turkey. Then a departure for Skopje. Dinner. Accommodation in the hotel. Overnight stay.

After breakfast, departures for Kosovo, start with visit of Monastery Gracanica, after that arrive in Pristina where start a tour of Pristina– Kosovo National Library represent a modern architectural design, Mother Teresa statue, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg statue, Open Air Archaeological Park, Kosovo Museum built by Austrians for the Turkish army in 1898, Çarshi Mosque a Pristina the oldest building constructed on 15th century by Turkish Sultan Bajazit, Academy Building a 19th century Ottoman konak style private houses, Clock Tower 26 meters high built by Jashar Pasha on 1764, Fatih Mosque or Imperial Mosque was built on 1461 under the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II Fatih, The Great Hammam bath complex built in 1470 and is graced with 15 domes with small hellos to let light stream in. Ethnographic Museum Emin Gjiku complex is extreme well-preserved building from 18th Century and it’s the only original building left in old bazaar area. Before we finish tour in Pristina we are visiting the Bill Clinton statue and famous Hillary shop and after that tour continue to Prizren walking tour of Prizren which includes the attractive Ottoman Old Town, known for its gold and silver filigree craftsmen, the ham-mam, the Museum of Prizren League, the Helveti Tekke, Sinia Pashaka Mosque and the church of Our Lady of Ljevis. Prizren has the largest number of preserved Ottoman buildings in Kosovo, so simply wandering the old cobbled streets admiring the town houses, mosques and tekke is a delight. Accommodation in hotel. Overnight stay.

After breakfast, we continue to Decani Visoki Dečani Monastery is one of the most important monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is famous for its elegant and peculiar architecture. As an orthodox monastery from the XIII century, it successfully mixes western and eastern church building elements to form a particular hybrid style only known on the territory of old Serbia. This monastery is particularly noted for some of the world’s finest mediaeval frescoes adorning its walls. It is located near Pec. After that road continue to Pec and visit the Patriarchate of Peć lies 2 km to the west of the Pec city centre. It is the mother church of the Serbian Orthodoxy, and it was established in the XII century. It is a beautiful monastery with many spectacular frescoes. Arrive in Pristina. Accomodation in hotel

Leave from Pristina Airport or Skopje Airport