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CROATIA
MONTENEGRO
ROMANIA
SERBIA
1 Skopje MACEDONIA
BULGARIA
Adriatic Sea
ITALY
ANCIENT CROSSROADS Albania + Greece + Macedonia
Tirana 4 ALBANIA
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2 Ohrid GREECE
Gjirokastra
Meteora
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Aegean Sea
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1 1 DAYS + FOR $3,699 + Never more than 16 guests OR Travel Privately + No Solo Supplement
Join our Trip Leader to discover his native lands
+ Tour the workshop where colorful, highly- detailed Venetian Carnevale masks have long been made.
+ Spend time with an Albanian family to learn about enduring Balkan traditions and what daily life was like during the Communist era.
+ Behold the remarkably preserved ruins of Apollonia, one of the greatest cities of the Greco-Roman World.
+ Explore the amazing monasteries of Meteora, built atop pinnacles
of rock.
+ A local archaeologist sheds light on Heraclea Lyncestis, the ancient city founded by King Philip II of Macedon.
+ Walk the ancient streets of Ohrid. For 1,000 years, this was the cultural heart of the Slavic world.
Visit 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites
OUR JOURNEY
DAY 1 | Welcome to Tirana On arrival, you’ll be escorted to
the Hotel Plaza. Meet your fellow travelers and Trip Leader Aleksander over cocktails and dinner. meals d
DAY 2 | Excursion to Shkodra
In Shkodra, tour the workshop where
Venice’s colorful Carnevale masks have traditionally been made. Ascend to Rozafa Castle, built in 350 BC, and take in the views of this ancient city, once a part of the Venetian Empire. Sit down to lunch at Mrizi i Zanave, famed for its farm-to-table cuisine, and then return to Tirana. meals b+l+d
DAY 3 | Kruja + Tirana
Learn about Sufism at a Dervish monastery, meet the curator of the Ethnographic Museum, and have lunch within the walls of Kruja Castle. Back in Tirana, your city tour includes the Block district, erstwhile enclave of the Communist elite. meals b+l+d
DAY 4 | Journey to Gjirokastra See the Venetian, Byzantine and
Roman landmarks of Durrës and meet with monks at Ardenica Monastery. Then tour the ruins of Apollonia, one of the greatest cities of the Greco-Roman world. Continue to the Kalemi 2 Hotel in Gjirokastra. meals b+l+d