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CROATIA
MONTENEGRO
ROMANIA
Lake Ohrid
Meteora
SERBIA
1 Skopje MACEDONIA
BULGARIA
Adriatic Sea
Tirana 4 ALBANIA
ITALY
2
2 Ohrid GREECE
Gjirokastra
Meteora
1
Aegean Sea
ANCIENT CROSSROADS Albania + Greece + Macedonia
1 1 DAYS + FOR $3,599 + Never more than 16 guests OR Travel Privately + No Solo Supplement
Our Distinctive A+R Style
+ Our expert Trip Leader reveals the cuisines and centuries-old traditions that endure in this lesser-visited corner of Europe.
+ Tour the workshop where colorful Venetian Carnevale masks have long been made.
+ Spend time with an Albanian family to learn what life was like during the Communist era.
+ Explore the amazing monasteries of Meteora, built atop pinnacles of rock.
+ An engaging local archaeologist will shed light on Heraclea Lyncestis, the ancient city founded by King Philip II of Macedon.
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
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