From Skopje: Private Full-Day Trip to Bitola
ID: GYG97275-137646
Category:
Country: North Macedonia
Duration:
10:00 hours
Description
Enjoy one of your days in Macedonia visiting Bitola,the second largest city. Visit Macedonia's best preserved ancient settlement Heraclea Lyncestis. Finally, don’t miss Bitola, as it is honored for its café culture on the pedestrian street Shirok Sokak.
Your driver/ guide will pick you up from your hotel or any location of your preference in Skopje, and then take you by comfortable air-conditioned car or minivan to Bitola. In about less than 3-hours driving, as a first stop in Bitola and an introduction to the city’s history, you will be able to visit and learn about the ancient settlement Heraclea Lyncestis and the well-preserved floor mosaics, fine examples of early Christian art.
After visiting Heraclea, driving by the City Park, your driver/ guide will transfer you to the City Museum from where you will enjoy a walking tour through Shirok Sokak, among the nice colorful romantic and neoclassical buildings, housing cafes and restaurants, with time to taste some local bites or just relax with a coffee and people watching.
The tour will further continue through the sites to the Old Bazaar, finishing at the Green Market, where you won’t miss the chance to buy a “pepper necklace” or some of the fresh, organic and seasonal products. Transfer back to your hotel or any location of your preference in Skopje.
Highlights
- Learn about the history and culture of Bitola and walk through the city marketplace
- Discover the "City of Consuls" and its charming pedestrian street Shirok Sokak
- Enjoy the trendy cafes and restaurants and don't miss trying some of the tasty bites all around you
- Visit the archeological site Heraclea, one of the best preserved archeological localities where you will see beautiful ancient mosaics
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• This tour will take place rain or shine
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Your hotel or any location of your preference in Skopje.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
