Private One Day Round Trip To Prilep, Krusevo & Bitola - From Skopje

Itinerary

Start your day trip

Pick up from your hotel in Skopje and long distance drive to Krusevo, with coffee stop on the way.

Krusevo

Kruševo is the highest town in Macedonia and one of the highest in the Balkans, situated at an altitude of over 1350 m above sea level. In Macedonian the name means the 'place of pear trees'.

Makedonium monument in Krusevo

The Ilinden uprising Memorial Complex, also known as Makedonium, is one of the most remarkable monuments in Krusevo and Macedonia. It was established on August 2, 1974, at the thirtieth anniversary of the ASNOM session and the 71st anniversary of the Ilinden Uprising and it is located immediately next to Krusevo, in the site Gumenje. It is a complex of four platforms that symbolize the invincibility, the struggle and the eternal aspiration of the Macedonian people for freedom and an independent state.

Bitola

Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational center. It has been known since the Ottoman period as "The City of The Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola. The main pedestrian street called "Shirok sokak" its two squares, the Clock tower and Bitola old bazaar are must see locations.

Time at leisure in the city center.

Heraclea archeological site

The ancient site of Heraclea is located only few kilometers from the center of Bitola. it was established in 3rd century BC by Philip II, the father of Alexandar the Great.

Heraclea was a strategically important town during the Hellenistic period, as it was at the edge of Macedon's border with Epirus to the west and Paeonia to the north, until the middle of the 2nd century BC, when the Romans conquered Macedon and destroyed its political power. The Romans divided Macedonia into 4 regions and Heraclea was in the province of Macedonia Prima. The main Roman road in the area, Via Egnatia went through Heraclea, and Heraclea was an important stop. The prosperity of the city was maintained mainly due to this road. Objects discovered from the time of Roman rule in Heraclea are votive monuments, a portico, thermal (baths), a theatre and town walls.

Prilep

Prilep is the fourth-largest city in Macedonia. It has a population of around 70.000 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko.

Prilep is a center for high-quality tobacco and cigarettes metal and food processing and pure white marble.

Walk in the city center and the old bazaar.

Treskavec monastery

As a final surprise we will visit unique Treskavec monastery near Prilep. 

The Monastery of Treskavec, or St. Bogorodica, is a monastery situated on the rocky Mount Zlatovrv, 8 km north of Prilep. Built in the 12th century, it currently has only one monk. The monastery possesses a large collection of Byzantine frescoes. The oldest remaining date from the 15th century. It is dedicated to the Holy Mother of God.

Later on drive back to Skopje.