Check out our Private Full Day Tour of Ohrid from Tirana!
Take the opportunity to squeeze in a side trip to neighboring North Macedonia while in Tirana, one where you don’t have to worry about the logistics of getting there or knowing what to see, with this private tour to Ohrid. Travel out to the lakeside town to see the city’s gorgeous scenery from its fortress and visit several of its many historic churches.
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The driver will meet you at the Tirana center or in your hotel with your name. Please tell us about the receipt of the part.
Situated on the cliff over Kaneo Beach overlooking Lake Ohrid in the city of Ohrid, North Macedonia. The church is dedicated to John of Patmos, the writer of Revelation, who has been by some considered to be the same person as John the Apostle.
Visit the City center and the Old Bazaar area where we will see the typical houses of Ohrid. Most of the city is paved in Stone, a reason why it was first called Lyhnidas coming from the Latin Language (a precious stone that emits light.
After the visits to Ohrid, we will drive toward the Monastery of Sveti Naum. This monastery is also at the same time where St Naum is buried. It is a holy place where people from all over the world come to practice their religion. Furthermore, the Monastery Complex was part of the Albanian border from 1912 to 1925 when it was returned to Yugoslavia. Visit Tushemisht Leaving the Macedonian border we will head toward Albania and stop at Tushemisht. Different from most of the Villages of the Albanian Part, it is very similar to Ohrid with the main Orthodox religion. In addition, we will drive to Tirana where will be at the end of our tour.
Leaving Tirana at 09:00 we will head toward the South-East of Albania. After entering the Macedonian Border the first city is Struga, named after an ancient local legend of a young boy. Ohrid is situated next to Stuga, on the shores of the same lake for centuries has been the place where different cultures have to meet each other. Founded from Ancient Ilirain and Greek tribes it has passed into many different riling systems such as Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian, Turkish, Serbian, Yugoslavia and lately being part of the Independent Republic of North Macedonia. Situated into the Hills of the City it was built under the rule of Bulgarian Tsar Samuil in the 10th Century. It is believed that it has built the settlements of an ancient fortification of the 4th century BCE, built by Philip 2nd.
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