Daytrip to Korce "Little Paris" & Pogradec in Lake Ohrid

from $286

Duration

8 minutes

Type

Guided

Difficulty

Easy

Daytrip to Korce "Little Paris" & Pogradec in Lake Ohrid

Korca is considered the birthplace of Albania's literary and artistic identity and city's charm and traditions continue to reflect this heritage. Korca's urban architecture, with its Ottoman, French and Aromanian influences, wide tree-lined boulevards and ample parks provide a completely unique experience in Albania.
Let us take you to experience the brilliant past, the troubled present and the hopeful bright future of these places, full of history, culture, natural beauty, culinary delights, traditions...
it takes professionals, full of local knowledge, who give you insight to make this for you one of the best Trips in your lifetime.

Inclusions

Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions

Lunch
Visit Saint Naum Monastery (Macedonia) available, extra costs 60 € / vehicle
Food & drinks

Tour Plan

Korca is considered the birthplace of Albania's literary and artistic identity and city's charm and traditions continue to reflect this heritage. Korca's urban architecture, with its Ottoman, French and Aromanian influences, wide tree-lined boulevards and ample parks provide a completely unique experience in Albania. The city's markets, monuments, mosques and churches (dating back to early Byzantine and Ottoman times) highlight the significance of this important Balkan crossroads city.

we will visit the museum to see the incredible collection of Byzantine art such as icons, iconostasis, silver ecclesiastic objects etc.

literally the most ancent mosque in Albania, the Mirahori mosque is a highlight of this trip

we walk around in the old bazaar, we might have a drink or a snack in one of the nice bars here.

After the visit in Korce, we drive to Pogradec where we take a sightseeing walk in the national park Drilon - Tushemisht where we enjoy the natural beauty and we will also unveil some highly classified state secrets ;)

Itinerary

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Step 1

Korca is considered the birthplace of Albania's literary and artistic identity and city's charm and traditions continue to reflect this heritage. Korca's urban architecture, with its Ottoman, French and Aromanian influences, wide tree-lined boulevards and ample parks provide a completely unique experience in Albania. The city's markets, monuments, mosques and churches (dating back to early Byzantine and Ottoman times) highlight the significance of this important Balkan crossroads city.

Step 2

we will visit the museum to see the incredible collection of Byzantine art such as icons, iconostasis, silver ecclesiastic objects etc.

Step 3

literally the most ancent mosque in Albania, the Mirahori mosque is a highlight of this trip

Step 4

we walk around in the old bazaar, we might have a drink or a snack in one of the nice bars here.

After the visit in Korce

we drive to Pogradec where we take a sightseeing walk in the national park Drilon - Tushemisht where we enjoy the natural beauty and we will also unveil some highly classified state secrets ;)