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A SHELTER IN BALKAN ETHNIC LANDS / AREB

(Tirana - Shkodra - Prizren - Skopje - Ohrid - Berat - Tirana)

DAY 1 TIRANA - SHKODER DAY 3 PRIZREN - GRACANICA DAY 4 SKOPJE - MAVROVO
Meeting with the guide at Tirana airport - SKOPJE NATIONAL PARK - OHRID
and transfer to Shkoder. Dinner and We will start exploring the old town of Beginning of the panoramic tour of the
overnight. Prizren, the cradle of the rich culture of city of Skopje, whose traces of the East
the inhabitants of Kosovo. The walking and the Ottoman Empire are still present.
DAY 2 SHKODER - KOMAN LAKE - tour will take us to the Ottoman bridge, In the old town we visit the Daud Pasha
WALLOON NATIONAL PARK - PRIZREN the water fountain, unique mosques such baths, once the largest baths in the
Departure to Koman Dam. On board the as Hamman and Halveti Tekke. We depart Balkans and now the city’s Art Gallery, the
ferry we will enjoy a 3 hours ride on the for Skopje in Macedonia, stopping on the imposing Mustafa Pasha Mosque or the
Koman Lake. In the afternoon we will visit way to visit the Gracanica Monastery, one bustling old market area. Free time in the
the Valbona National Park, from where of the last monumental estates of King old bazaar.
we will see breathtaking panoramic views Milutin. Gracanica was built on the ruins We continue to Mavrovo National Park,
over the Drini river valley, with canyons, of the oldest church of the 13th century, located in the central-western part of
waterfalls and incredible rock formations. belonging to Theotokos, and the ruins of a the country, which offers the highest
We continue the itinerary to Prizren for Christian basilica of the early 6th century. mountain peaks in Macedonia. In
dinner and overnight. Arrival in Skopje, dinner and overnight. Mavrovo National Park is the famous
village of Galichnik and the Monastery
of Sveti Jovan Bigorski (St. John the
Baptist).
Continue to Ohrid for dinner and
KOSOVO overnight.
Gracanica
DAY 5 OHRID - SAN NAUM - OHRID
Prizren After breakfast, walking tour of the
Koman old town of Ohrid (UNESCO heritage),
a luminous city with a rich cultural
Shkodra Skopje
Tetovo and historical heritage in which many
civilizations left their own mark. Welcome
NORTH to the magical place where cultural and
Kruja Mavrovo MACEDONIA natural heritage blend surprisingly well
with its hospitality. The highlight of Ohrid
sightseeing includes the Churches of St.
Tirana St. Naum Sophia, St. Bogorodica Perivlepta and St.
Ohrid Pantelejmon - Plaosnik, the Old Bazaar,
King Samoil’s Fortress, the Old Theater,
Berat etc. In the afternoon visit to the Medieval
Monastic Complex of St. Naum.
ALBANIA DAY 6 OHRID - BERAT
Today we will drive to Berat to visit one
of the most important sites in Albania,
which is listed as a UNESCO Heritage
Site. On the walking tour we will explore
the ancient fortress, the main gates,

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