Lugovi bb, PSP, 85310 Budva
Phone/fax: +382 33 459 511
Mob.: +382 67 372 211
Skype: suncicaf
E-mail: crnagoraturs@t-com.me
Lugovi bb, PSP, 85310 Budva
Phone/fax: +382 33 459 511
Mob.: +382 67 372 211
Skype: suncicaf
E-mail: crnagoraturs@t-com.me
Day 1 — Flight to Montenegro. Arriving at the airport. Meeting with the representative and transfer to the hotel. Free time. In the afternoon — a walk through the Old Town of Budva, visit the Temple of the Holy Trinity.
Day 2 — Cetinje and Podgorica excursion to Cetinje Monastery, a symbol of the Montenegrin spirituality, religious and cultural center. Shrines: the right hand of St. John the Baptist, the particle of the Holy Cross, the power of the Montenegrin Metropolitan Peter of Cetinje and Wonderworker relics of St. Theodore the. Lunch is possible for an additional fee. Moving to Podgorica. A visit to the cave Dormition Dajbabe Monastery: the relics of Saint Simeon Daybabski Return to the hotel.
Day 3 — Tivat / Herceg Novi / Risan is / are: a trip to the Boka Bay on the peninsula Prevlaka Miholska — visit the Monastery of St. Archangel Michael, the sacred: the power of 70 Prevlaka martyrs and an icon of St. rights. Theodore Ushakov. Moving in Herceg Novi, visit Savina Monastery, the sacred: the miraculous icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary Savinskaya, Crystal cross of St. Sava in a silver frame. City Risan — the church of St. Trinity Monastery Banja, veneration of the relics of St. Great Martyr. George. Lunch is possible in Perast surcharge. Drive to Kotor, visit the ancient city, visiting the Church of St. ap. Luke, shrines: the relics of St. ap. Luke and Saints. Martyrs. Auxentios, Mardary and Orestes. Visit the Church of St. Nicholas, the shrine: a list of the icon of Our Lady «Three Hands» ST. Trifon — the relics of St. Tryphon. Return to the hotel.
Day 4 — Ostrog and Danilovgrad: Early departure in the Ostrog monastery — a place of pilgrimage for people of all faiths, the most important religious center of Montenegro. A visit to the monastery, the sacred: the incorrupt relics of St. Basil of Ostrog miracle worker and incorruptible hands St. Stanko. Stop for lunch at an additional cost. Moving to Danilovgrad and nunnery Zhdrebaonik, the main temple of the Holy Archangel Michael, shrines in Kyoto with the holy relics of St. Arseny miraculous Sremtsa, relics of St. Nicholas of Myra miracle worker and St. Matrona, St. Seraphim of Sarov, St. Sergius of Radonezh and St. Alexander Nevsky, the throne of the Virgin and icons Arseny Sremtsa and St. Sava. Return to the hotel.
Day 5 — Albania — Shkoder, Drach and Tirana, Macedonia — Struga, Kalishte: departure from Budva to 7.00, and the move to Albania, to the north, the city of Shkodra (one of the oldest and most famous cities in Albania with a rich historical and cultural heritage ). Near the town, on a rocky hill, built a fortress Rozafa (2400 years, offering wonderful views). Inspection of the fortress and drive along the coast of Albania, in the city of Durres (Drach).
On the way visit the monastery of St. Vlach (The monastery was destroyed during the socialist era, the restoration took five years from 1996 to 2001.) And lunch in the town of Durres (the second largest and richest city in the historical memories of Albania, is situated on the Adriatic Sea 40 km west of Tirana, opposite the Italian ports of Bari and Brindisi). After lunch — move to the capital of Albania — Tirana, visiting the new Cathedral of the Resurrection (the main temple of the Albanian Orthodox Church with a bell tower of 46 meters, was opened June 24, 2012), the worship of holy relics. Inspection of Tirana (main political, economic and cultural center of the country.
The city was founded in 1614, there is no old town, no ancient ruins, there is an ancient fortress, as in many Albanian cities, there is a stone bridge and cobbled stone covered the same roof tiles ... And there is a spacious main area of the country — Skanderbeg Square, from which radiate in all directions Tirana’s main thoroughfare.
Along the perimeter of the square there is a very interesting objects, each of which has long been a hallmark of tyrants ...) Moving to Macedonia — the southernmost of the republics of the former Yugoslavia, in the town of Struga (located in the west of Macedonia and bordering the Lake Ohrid). A visit to the famous monastery «Assumption» Kalishte and worship the miraculous icon of the Virgin.
In the monastery complex is a cave temple of the Holy Mother of God, the frescoes date from the 15th century. 500 meters from the monastery in the mountains is a tiny cave church of St. Athanasius, which, if time permits, you will need to climb some steep stairs and admire the beauty of the blue lake surrounded by blue mountains, on which the royal white swans swim. Moving to Peshtan, dinner and overnight.
Day 6 — Macedonia — Ohrid, Albania — Elbasan, Montenegro — Budva: breakfast at 7.00 and departure from Peshtana in Ohrid (the main spiritual, cultural and tourist center in Macedonia. «Jerusalem of the Balkans»). A visit to the ancient church of St. Naum, which stores a unique frescoes and icons X-XII centuries. Near the church of St. Naum Monastery acts (the most revered in Macedonia St.) — the worship of St. Naum and Kliment Ohridski. (The monastery was built in the X century in the form of a trefoil, in the late XIX burned up in a fire, and then was re-established again — in the form of a cross. St. Naum is buried in a mausoleum with a large dome. At the monastery straight out of the ground beat artesian springs, which formed the whole lake, with an island in the middle. The tiny lake gradually narrows as closer to lake Ohrid and in a rapid stream flows into it. Mighty, covered with pine forests mountains with snowy peaks on all sides surround St. Naum, this beautiful and majestic place. )
A small town on the lake — Ohrid, (listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town has many old churches, ruins of an amphitheater, colorful houses XV-XVII centuries.) Walk to the Old Town with a visit to Church of the Virgin Perevlepta, gallery of icons, the fortress of Samuil , Plaoshnika, the church of St. John Caen, the ancient theater, the church of St. Sofia.
Church of St.. Sofia — one of the largest medieval churches in Macedonia. This church as well as the Sofia church in Kiev, has a huge number of frescoes of the 11th century. Built in 1036-1056 years.
Church of St. John the Evangelist (Kaneo) — 13 in., Built on a rock in the Byzantine style, with an observation deck offers an incredibly beautiful view of the Ohrid lake surrounded by mountains.
Convent of St. Panteleimon (Plaoshnik) — 893 in. n. e. built by Archbishop Clement. This monastery was also the first Slavic University, in whose composition was part of the oldest in Europe Medical School.
Tsar Samuil Fortress — your story starts back in the citadel 3. BC., that this time the first mention of the fortress city Lychnidos built by King Philip II of Macedonia, and reputed to be one of the most impregnable fortresses in the Balkans.
Lunch in Ohrid and move to Albania, on the way — visit the Monastery of St. Erasmus, (3rd century ascetic, Baptist educator and Ohrid, saint, very revered Macedonians, he lived and prayed in the cave where his relics are now and was attached a small church.) Visit the Orthodox Church of St. Mary in the town of Elbasan and the worship of the miraculous relics of St. John-Vladimir.
Albanian town of Elbasan is located on the right bank of the river Shkumbini, the main attraction is the fortress of the XV century, it originally consisted of 26 equally spaced at 9 meters (30 feet) tall towers. Today part of the lost towers, located in the heart of a residential area, intricately intertwined with the fortress. Also in town are Turkish baths of the XVI century, the Orthodox Church of St. Mary, Museum of guerrilla warfare, the Ethnographic Museum, bazaar gate, the Royal Mosque (XV c.), And Catholic Cathedral.
Return to Budva (Montenegro) late at night, rest and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 — Breakfast and free day in Budva.
Day 8 — Transfer to the airport and flight to Moscow.
Tour organizers reserve the right to make partial changes in the tour program without changing the total number of trips.
| More Apartments 3 * (Budva) | Accommodation in standard rooms |
|---|---|
| 1/3 TRPL (BB) | from 510 euros |
| ½ DBL (BB) | from 540 euros |
| SGL (BB) | from 590 euros |
Prices are valid for a mini-group of 7 people.
*** If desired, you can extend the holiday in Montenegro after the guided tour, and book flights on the route Moscow — Tivat — Moscow. Please contact our managers when booking the tour.
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