Tour Albania, Macedonia & Greece - The Meteora Monasteries

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Air-conditioned vehicle is included. *IF YOUR ARRIVAL OR DEPARTURE IS OUTSIDE THE TIME FRAME OF THE HIRED TOUR, TRANSFERS ARE UP TO AVAILABILITY*

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Spanish-speaking guide during visits. (day 2 - day 7)

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Meals as mentioned in the itinerary.

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Private airport transfer in arrival and return 7 night accommodation in 3* hotels All breakfasts Spanish speaking guide during all visits (days 2 - day 7) All visits and income mentioned in the program

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Day 1 Day 1: Tirana Airport - Tirana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Tirana Airport - Tirana

Arrival at the airport and private transfer to Tirana. Overnight in Tirana. *No local guide
Day 2 Day 2: Tirana – Ardenica Monastery – Apollonia Park – Vlora – National Park Of Llogara
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Tirana – Ardenica Monastery – Apollonia Park – Vlora – National Park Of Llogara

We will continue to Ardenica, where there is a medieval Orthodox monastery, from the 13th century. His Chapel of the Holy Trinity was already there centuries before, next to a pagan temple dedicated to Artemisa, while the Church of Santa María contains important frescoes from the 18th century. Our next visit Apollonia, founded in the 6th century BC, a flourishing city in Roman times where found an important school of philosophy. Everything was destroyed by an earthquake that reached change the course of a river Much of the city is still buried despite the work of excavation. Finally, we will go to Vlora, the city where the independence of Albania was declared.

Free afternoon in the coastal city. Transfer in the National Park of Llogara, at a height of more than 1000 meters and with panoramic views of the park and the sea. Accommodation.
Day 3 Day 3: The Albanian Riviera – Saranda – Gjirokastra
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: The Albanian Riviera – Saranda – Gjirokastra

After breakfast we will leave for Saranda, contemplating on the way some spectacular views of the Albanian Riviera with the Ionian Sea in the background. We will continue our way passing through small towns coastal as Dhermi and Himara. In the afternoon arrival in Gjirokastra and accommodation.
Day 4 Day 4: Gjirokastër – Stop In Ioannina – Meteora
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Gjirokastër – Stop In Ioannina – Meteora

Breakfast at hotel and departure towards Greece. Today we will visit the hanging monasteries of Meteora.

Along the way, we stop in Ioaninna for free time in the city. As we will have occasion to check, the region is full of immense rocky monoliths with impregnable walls. to their peaks are the famous monasteries, a UNESCO World Heritage Site whose name, Meteora, it means precisely hanging in the air. During the golden age of Meteors, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, up to twenty-four monasteries were occupied, of which five continue to function, we will have the opportunity to visit two of them. Overnight in Meteora.
Day 5 Day 5: Meteora - Bitola - Ohrid
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Meteora - Bitola - Ohrid

Return to Macedonia, for accommodation in the UNESCO city of Ohrid. Along the way, we stopped at the small town of Bitola, for free time. Visit of the city of Ohrid. Entrance to the church of Santa Sofia. Afterwards we pass near the church of Saint Jovan Kaneo, old bazaar, fortifications of Ohrid, King Solomon’s fortress, ancient theater. Free afternoon and accommodation in Ohrid.
Day 6 Day 6: Ohrid – Berat
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Ohrid – Berat

Berat visit. The city was founded in 314 BC. although records indicate that the area was already inhabited in the 6th century BC and is declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. His helmet Old is divided into three parts: Kalaja, inside a castle on a hill; Mangalem, the neighborhood traditionally Muslim, at the foot of the castle hill; and Gorica, traditionally Christian, in the left bank of the river, opposite Mangalem. We will visit the fortress of Berat, which is located on a hill overlooking the modern city and the old Christian quarter on the other side of the river. Was built during the 13th century, although its origins date back to the 4th century BC. Even though little remains of its 20 Byzantine churches built during the 13th century, and that only one minaret remains standing of the mosques built during the Ottoman occupation that began in 1417, it remains a magnificent visit. During the visit of the castle, we will also visit its most interesting building: the St. Nicholas Cathedral, which has been restored, and is now the Onufri Museum. The museum has works iconographic images of Onufri, the greatest of the Albanian painters of the 16th century.
Day 7 Day 7: Berat – Tirana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Berat – Tirana

Transfer to the capital city of Albania, Tirana. City tour, the largest in Albania, founded in 1614. We will visit Skanderberg Square, the main symbol of the city, with the statue equestrian of the national hero, in front of it we will see the Clock Tower, with 35 meters of height; the mosque of Et ́hemBey, where pilgrims from all over the world arrive; the National Library, the Palace of Culture.

We will visit the bazaar that was recently rebuilt, and transformed into a living area of shops and restaurants. We will pass by the castle of Tirana, an area that shows some remains of the city, also converted into a pedestrian tourist area of traditional buildings, bars and shops. accommodation in Tirana.
Day 8 Day 8: Tirana- Tirana International Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Tirana- Tirana International Airport

After breakfast, we will have time to continue enjoying this beautiful city. at the indicated time private transfer to the airport to take the flight. *without guide

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Albania, Macedonia & Greece - The Meteora Monasteries

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Itinerary of your trip Albania, Macedonia & Greece - The Meteora Monasteries

Day 1: Tirana Airport - Tirana

Day 2: Tirana – Ardenica Monastery – Apollonia Park – Vlora – National Park Of Llogara

Day 3: The Albanian Riviera – Saranda – Gjirokastra

Day 4: Gjirokastër – Stop In Ioannina – Meteora

Day 5: Meteora - Bitola - Ohrid

Day 6: Ohrid – Berat

Day 7: Berat – Tirana

Day 8: Tirana- Tirana International Airport

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