Duration: | 8 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Meeting with your guide at the hotel lobby in Ohrid in the morning. The tour will start with a visit to the St Sofia church. The treasure of medieval architecture and painting. Frescoes are best-preserved examples of Byzantine monumental activities which took place in the period between the 10th and 13th centuries. Center of the Ohrid Archbishopric, whose boundaries stretched from the Danube to Albania and Thessaloniki, during the reign of the medieval Macedonian ruler Samuel.
Frescoes depict fifty prominent fathers of that time, the head of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, six Roman popes, dignitaries of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, as well as St. Cyril and Methodius and their student St.Clement of Ohrid. This is a church which, during Ottoman rule, was converted into a mosque, but was later restored as a church.
Today this building is a place for conducting various cultural chamber concerts, recitals, and poetry readings. Later we will visit the Ancient Theatre, St Virgin Mary Perivleptos church, Ohrid`s Icon of Gallery, Tsar Samuil fortress, Plaosnik, and St Jovan Kaneo church; built on one of the most beautiful places on the shore of Lake Ohrid.
On the way to St Naum, we will stop to visit the Bay of Bones, a museum on water. Our lunch will be in a fisherman's village Trpejca, where you will try Macedonian famous trout. The tour will end with sightseeing in the Resting place of St.Naum, one of the best pupils of St. Cyril and Methodius. It is believed that his relics have healing powers.
Magnificent church made of stone and brick. The church was originally built with the foundation of the monastery in the 9th century but was restored in the 16th century.
Wonderful landscaped complex that is home to colorful birds of paradise. Located near the clear lake, close to the spring of river Crn Drim, which is covered by willows and accompanied by rare freshwater turtles.
Price Includes:
* All sightseeing and entrance fees
* Lunch
* Full escort by professional guide.
Where: Ohrid βSt Naum
When: All year long
Tour Difficulty:
Easy (nothing more than normal walking while sight-seeing)
Equipment Checklist:
Comfortable walking shoes.