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THE HONEYCOMB / HB

(Kruja - Vlora - Ioannina - Kalambaka – Ohrid - Tirana)

DAY 1 TIRANA - KRUJA fortress, still inhabited today, and Butrinti, archaeological park of ruins of
Arrival at Tirana airport, meeting with the Onufri Icon Museum. Visit of the temples, theaters, baptistery, fortifications
our guide and departure to Kruja. Upon Mangalemi quarter, a UNESCO heritage and defense gates, witnesses of Greek
arrival, visit of the Ottoman bazaar, the site due to its unique architecture of and Roman, Byzantine and Venetian
medieval fortress, the Skanderbeg History multi-windowed buildings and also civilizations. In 1999 Butrinti was declared
Museum - dedicated to the national hero home to numerous churches, tekes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We
- and the Ethnographic Museum, both mosques. Continuation to Vlora. Dinner continue our journey to Ioannina, Greece.
located inside the fortress. Dinner and and overnight. Dinner and overnight
overnight.
DAY 3 VLORA - SARANDA - BUTRINTI DAY 4 IOANNINA - KALAMBAKA
DAY 2 KRUJA - BERAT - VLORA - IOANNINA Visit of Ioannina, a city built on the shores
Departure to Berat. Visit of the town Passing through the fascinating Albanian of Lake Pamviotis. Then departure to
of Berat, known for its ancient hilltop Riviera we reach Saranda, where we visit Kalambaka and visit of Meteora, known
for its monasteries and churches built on
rock formations on the top of the hills.
Dinner and overnight in Kalambaka.

DAY 5 KALAMBAKA - HERAKLEA
ALBANIA - BITOLA - OHRID
NORTH In the morning we continue to enjoy
Kruja our journey through northern Greece,
MACEDONIA
crossing the border with Macedonia
Tirana to the town of Heraklea. Visit of the
Ohrid Heraclea archaeological park, known for the ruins
of the Roman theater and baths, the
Berat Bitola Jewish temple, the Episcopal Church, the
baptistery and the ancient city portico.
Continuation to Ohrid, with a stop in
Vlora Bitola. Dinner and overnight in Ohrid.
Saranda Ioannina DAY 6 OHRID - SAN NAUM - OHRID
Butrint Visit of Ohrid, a UNESCO heritage site,
Kalambaka including the ancient theater, the ancient
Meteora fortifications of the city, the church of
St. Clement, the archaeological ruins
of Plaoshnik and the cathedral of St.
GREECE Sophia. Free time to enjoy a stroll along
the main avenue lined with stores, bars
and restaurants.
DAY 7 OHRID - TIRANA
After breakfast we continue our journey
back to Albania. Upon arrival we will
enjoy a panoramic tour of Tirana, passing

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