Duration: | 8 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s) |
Tour Category: | Full Day Tours |
Meet with your guide at the hotel lobby in Ohrid in the morning. Departure to Struga. Struga is a small town situated in the west part of Macedonia, on the shore of Ohrid Lake. Our tour will start with a visit to the Monastery complex of Holy Mother. This beautiful church began in a cave in the 15th century on the high rocks and later expanded into a monastery complex to include another church and residential and administrative buildings.
This monastery is located in the village of Kaliste on the western edge of Lake Ohrid. This complex has been inhabited by nuns for many years. Today, there's a very important icon is kept, where the Holy Mother of God is painted with a Black face and clothing, holding in her hands the Black Jesus.
South of the monastery of Kalista, adjacent to the surrounding rocks, quite close to the steep ridge looking toward the lake, is the cave church dedicated to the Archbishop of Alexandria – Athanasius (cave church in Kalista).
The second cave church that we will visit is, Saint Archangel Michael in Radozda ... The cave church dedicated to the Leader of the Heavenly Forces, Archangel Michael was built in the natural caves high in the rocks in one of the most beautiful areas on the west coast of Lake Ohrid, above the village of Radozda. Saint Archangel Michael cave church got today’s architectural look in the 14th century when it was decorated inside with fresco paintings.
Transfer to Struga and lunch in the Macedonian national restaurant by the river Crni Drim.
Afternoon visit of the St. Gorgija and St. Nikola churches. Leisure afternoon sightseeing of Struga, coffee break on the shore of the river or by the lake.
Price Includes:
* Transfers
* All sightseeing and entrance fees
* Lunch
* Full escort by professional guide.
Where: Struga , Kalista, Radozda
When: All year long
Tour Difficulty:
Easy (nothing more than normal walking while sight-seeing)
Equipment Checklist:
Comfortable walking shoes