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6 days: Kavadarci, Prilep - Kruševo, Demir Hisar - Bitola, Prespa - Ohrid - Kicevo, Galicnik, Tetovo, Skopje - Skopje, Stobi, Kumanovo

Day 1: Kavadarci, Prilep:

The morning is reserved for Kavadarci and its vicinity. We provided two options for sightseeing. In the first, in the period between 9:00 to 12:00 hours you will visit the  Pološki monastery, and in the second, you will spend it in the suburb Vataša - there you can see the Memorial house of Strašo Pindzur and the church Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica (Dormition of the Virgin), with the traditional architecture and houses made of clay (in some of them, wine is used instead of water to make the clay). Near Vataša are the Mokliški monastery and the Monument of the children killed in WWII. 

The first option will include a two-hours boat ride, because today it is the only way to get to the Pološki monastery.

From 12:00 to 14:00 hours walk through Kavadarci, enjoy the panoramic view to the city from the old park and have a lunch in one of the restaurants in the city.

Half an hour's drive will take you to the village of where you can visit the church Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God), built simultaneously with the Pološki monastery. Spend half an hour in this church, and then start for Prilep.

You will arrive at Prilep after 30 minutes. For this town, too, we provided two options. After the brief stroll through the old bazaar (caršija) you should decide whether you want to visit the Marko's towers and the monastery Treskavec (if you have a four-wheel vehicle) or spend the afternoon visiting  the medieval churches in Varoš. Afterwards you can see the picturesque village of  Štavica.

Enjoy your dinner and night stay in Prilep, or you can, alternatively, decide to go to Kruševo.

Day 2: Kruševo and Demir Hisar:

The morning is reserved for Kruševo, where you will be enchanted by the traditional architecture and the fresh air. You can visit the monument Macedonium, the monastery Sveti Spas, the oldest Kruševo church Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God) and the  churches St. Nikola (in front of it, on the plateau is the famous cherry-wood cannon) and St. Troica. Sample the ecological Kruševo culinary specialties, and then go to the monastery Zurce in the Demir Hisar village by the same name. You can review the monastery for half an hour, and then go to the monastery Slepce. After one hour spent in  Slepce (the monastery and the church above it), start for Bitola. You will need half an hour to get to this city, where you can walk through the old bazaar and the impressive architecture in this elegant city of consuls, enjoy your dinner and the night's rest.

Day 3: Bitola and Prespa:

After the breakfast, at 8:00 start for Pelister. Enjoy the pine-tree forest (with the endemic pine molika), the glacial lakes - Pelister Eyes, the locality Kopanki and the overall beuaty of this National Park.

At 12:00 hours you will arrive to Resen. Decide whether you will visit the island of Golem Grad or will you spend more time sightseeing the local monasteris, churches and the peaceful villages of Dolno Dupeni, Ljubojno and Brajcino.

Should you decide to go to Golem Grad island, then it is best to take a lunch package  with you and to head for the villages of Stenje and Konjsko, which are the starting points for the boat trip to the island. You have two possibilities: the first is to stop at the village of Stenje and to hire a boat there to take you to the island (the boat trip will last approximately an hour and a half), or, driving through the forest, to get to the village of Konjsko and to take a boat there. The boat trip from Konjsko to Golem Grad island should take half an hour, but we have to warn you that the road from Stenje to Konjsko is bad.

Walk through the island, enjoy its cultural and natural treasure - the church St. Petar, the remnants of the church St. Dimitrija, the Early Christian Basilica, etc. You can also eat the lunch package that we advised you to take. Before starting for the mainland, cruise around the island by the boat.

If you did not have a lunch package, there is a chance for you to eat at Krani. At 15:00 hours start for Kurbinovo. Enjoy the fresco-paintings in the church, and at 17:00 hours you should be in the Slivnica monastery, near Kurbinovo. Spend some time in the monastery and its surroundings, and then have a dinner and spend the night in the Prespa region.

Day 4: Ohrid:

In the morning, at 8:30 start across Galicica for Ohrid. Until 10:00 hours enjoy the beauties of this National Park and use the opportunity to see both the Ohrid and the Prespa lakes from the marked spot on one of the mountain slopes.

Spend the time from 10:00 to 14:00 in the St. Naum monastery. Do not forget to hear the heartbeats of the saint who rests in the monastery church. Visit the small chapel St. Petka, drink the water from its miraculous spring and enjoy the boat ride around the springs of Drim and its immense beauty. Have your lunch at St. Naum or in one of the fishermen's villages Trpejca or Peštani.

Start for the city of Ohrid. Down the road you can see the cave church Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God) in the tourist camp Gradište, or the cave church St. Nikola in the village of Ljubaništa. Between 14:00 and 19:00 hours get acquainted with its cultural monuments. Start your walk from the Samoil's fortress, and then climb down towards the lake. First visit the church Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God) Peribleptos. Do not forget to enter the part of the church where the remnants of the saint Clement rest,  and on the way out stop at the grave of the great poet Grigor Prlicev, the Macedonian Homer. Go to Plaošnik where you will find the excavations of the Early Christian Basilica and The church St. Pantelejmon (St. Clement's university), the first Slavic university. This location offers a magnificent view to the lake. Below Plaošnik (on this location the Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and Museum of Ohrid and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Macedonia are rebuilding the St. Clement's church), on the terrace elevated above the lake, visit the church  St. Jovan Bogoslov, Kaneo. From there, start for the city. See the Antique theater, the cathedral church St. Sophia and the churches St. Nikola Bolnicki and Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God) Bolnicka, the church St. Nikola-Gerakomija, The House of Robev family (today Archaeological museum) and the House of Uranija (today Ethnological museum).

Enjoy your dinner, walk through the old Ohrid bazaar (caršija) and spend the night in this city.

Day 5: Kicevo, Galicnik, Skopje:

From Ohrid start for Kicevo. From Kicevo, at a distance of 20 minutes driving is the monastery Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God) Precista. Until 12:00 hours get acquainted with all the specificities of this monastery and don't foget to try the holy water for health and wishing. You can have tour lunch in Kicevo, but we recommedn you to have a light lunch, in order to be able to enjoy the peasant cuisine in the Galicnik village of Trnica (where you will arrive around 13:30) - there you have the choice of bakrdan, selska pita, sirenje, kajmak). 

After half an hour;s drive from Mavrovi Anovi you will arrive to Tetovo. Visit the Painted Mosque, and also the Dervish Teke (Arabati - baba). Enjoy the dinner in the city and taste the famous Tetovo beans specialities or a lamb from the nearby Šar Planina mountain. After the dinner, start for Skopje

Day 6: Skopje, Stobi, Staro and Mlado Nagoricane:

In the morning, visit the monastery St. Pantelejmon in Nerezi, on the slopes of Vodno mountain, near Skopje. Enjoy the masterpiece frescoes of the Nerezi master, as well as the harmonious beauty of the monastery's lodgings.

At 11:00 leave for Stobi, where you will arrive around noon. Do not forget to stop by the monasteries Sv. Bogorodica (Holy Mother of God) and St. Jovan Krstitel (St. John Baptist) by the river Pcinja, where the passengers stop to drink weater, make a wish, and donate some coins for good luck and a safe trip.

At Stobi, acompanied by a guide, spend two hours sightseeing the entire complex of this archaeological site.

The next destination after Stobi is the town of Veles, where you can have lunch. We recommend you to sample the Veles pastrmalija, while enjoying the view to the traditional architecture of this town with cascaded disposition.

At 15:00 hours start for the Kumanovo region, namely its village of Staro Nagoricane, where you can spend half an hour in the church St. Gjorgji. At about 15 minutes drive from this village is the village of Mlado Nagoricane, with the churches St. Petka, St. Gjorgji Pobedonosec and the archaeological site Kostoperski rid. Spend half an hour in the village, and then head for Skopje, where you will arrive after half an hour's drive. 

The evening in Skopje is reserved for the many museums, the Old bazaar or the vibrant night life in the city.