Private Full Day Trip to Bitola from Skopje

Private Full Day Trip to Bitola from Skopje

By visiting Bitola, you will have the opportunity to visit Heraclea Lyncestis, important settlement founded by Philip II of Macedon by the middle of the 4th century BC with the beautiful, well preserved floor mosaics, fine examples of the early Christian Art period, you will enjoy the mixture of Ottoman, neoclassical, 19th century romantic architecture.

Your driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel or any location of your preference in Skopje, and take you by comfortable A/C car or mini-van to Bitola.

In about two and a half 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 Lynceststis and the well preserved floor mosaics, fine examples of Early Christian Art.

After the visit of 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 a time to taste some local bites or just relax with a coffee and people watching! The tour further continues 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, season’s products!

Transfer back to hotel or any location of your preference in Skopje!

Some of the places you will most likely pass:Veles, Gradsko, Trans-pass Pletvar, Prilep, Heraclea Lyncestis, City Park, Military Academy Kemal Ataturk, City Museum, Shirok Sokak, Center of Culture, Catholic Cathedral, Clock Tower, Jeni Mosque, Isak Beg Mosque, Ajdar Kadi Mosque, Bezisten, Old Bazaar, Little Montmartre, Green Market