Bitola, Macedonia Travel Blogs

finally the sun
Nov 6, 2007 (1 photos)

... that's one of my favorite out of 180 synagogues, temples, mosques, and churches (and counting). Ohrid was an episcopal center for Macedonia; this city alone has 365 churches, one for every day of the year. And when you are strolling, you can ...

A Mild Day Trip
Nov 15, 2007 (5 photos)

... wandered around for three hours and got quite bored. The most exciting part of the trip had to be the drive to and from. We hired a car for the same price as bus tickets and then nearly died of fume inhalation going up and down Macedonia's many mountains.

Another short stop
Sep 24, 2009 (59 photos)

... 2km suedlich. Als Tourist hat man dies alles fuer sich. Philip II, Vater von Alexander dem Grossen, gruendete nahe Bitola die Stadt Heraclea Lyncestis die bis in die byzantinische Zeit eine bedeutende Stadt war, im 4 Jahrhundert auch wichtige christliche ...

A visit to Macedonia's second city
Jul 3, 2007

For a little change of pace, I've spent the day out from Ohrid at Macedonia's second city, Bitola. The place has quite a long history, dating back to Greek times at the site of Heraclea (the ruins of which still sit outside of town), and it became somewhat ...

Culture in Macedonia
May 24, 2007

the best preserved Ancient Macedonian city. It was founded in the 4th century BC by Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great. The site is famous for its mosaics, the ancient amphitheatre and the Roman baths. It was an important station along the Via ...

Mt.Pelister Bitola(Macedonia)
May 17, 2009 (54 photos)

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Macedonia / Macedoine
Nov 27, 2008 (12 photos)

... !), we finally arrived in Bitola at 3 in the morning. For those that don't know the FYRM, more commonly known as Macedonia, is an ex-Yugoslav republic where Alexander the Great was born 2300 years ago. The capital is Skopje, although the most important ...

Bitola -- a pleasant surprise!
Sep 15, 2009 (16 photos)

... all the way here?"  We just wish we had more time to spend here as we would love to hike the mountains and see some more of Macedonia's natural treasures.  There is a lot to discover here for those who are willing to venture off the beaten path.

Orthodox Monks in Macedonia
Aug 16, 2007 (9 photos)

Ola and I are in Macedonia, in the lovely southern town of Bitola. Today we got up in the working class town of Prilep. We hiked to this remote monestary (Treskavec) today and chilled with this monk. it was great.