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Full-Day Tour To The Holy And Beautiful Mountain Gjurishte
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Food and Drink, Nature, Trekking

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Croatian, English, German, Serbian, Slovenian

Description

Gjurishte is a low mountain located near Skopje. The mountain is covered with dense and diverse forest that captivates with its beauty. This mountain is rich in water, as evidenced by the many fountains and springs. The closest town to Gjurishte is St. Nikole. The paths pass through forest belts and connect several interesting places and localities. From the paths, there is a beautiful view of the valley of Ovche Pole but also much further to the surrounding mountains. In the past, there were several churches and monasteries in Gjurishte, but unfortunately only a few of them remain today. There are also interesting remains of walls, fortifications, towers and other buildings. The beautiful and restored monastery of St. Bogorodica is located on Gjurishte mountain and dates back to the 12th century. The monastery also has lodgings whose arrangement is in progress and can be spent in them overnight. The monastery is 58 km away from Skopje.

Highlights
  • Visit to Gyuriški Monastery (12th century)                                                                                                                            
  • Walk 1.4 km and visit the medicinal oak in Gyurište                                                                                                                
  • Easy walk along the mountain trail around the monastery (11.5 km)                                                                                     
  • Go to the resort town of Baresh
  • Explore the ancient archaeological site, Bila Zora  
  • Lunch and socializing in a nice ethnic restaurant
  • The Holy and Beautiful Mountain Gjurishte expand_more

    First of all, we gather at the monastery of St. Bogoroditsa, and we start from the same place. We look at the monastery, which is located in a thick oak forest, and we start walking along a marked hiking trail. And we slowly climb through the forest. Not long, 500m away on the path itself, there is a healing oak with a small amount of visible water in its trunk. Locals and many other guests visit this oak and believe that it has healing power. Then, we continue along the path and past the Meteorological Station. We turn left and descend through beautiful nature, from which beautiful views are offered all around. Descending down the path, we come across a very old, interesting cemetery that is unknown from which period it originates, located on a wonderfully beautiful hill from where a rare beautiful view is offered to the picnic area of Bareš and the tame nature around. We slowly descend to the old fountain of Bareš and the picnic area of the same name, where the walk ends, and from there, we transfer by vehicle to the archaeological site of Bila Zora. After visiting this site, which is considered to have been the capital of the Payonians in ancient times, we are transported to the town of St. Nikolе and go on a common fellowship and lunch in a nice ethnic restaurant where the tour ends.

What's Included
  • Professional tourist guide
  • Transport to the archaeological site Bila Zora and the town of St.Nikole
What's Excluded
  • Tips for guide
What to bring
  • Comfortable mountain suit and shoes
Know before you go
  • Gjurishki Monastery is located in Eastern Macedonia. It is connected to the capital, Skopje, by road and is 58 km away from it. Follow the weather forecast. Sunday is a non-working day.
Meeting Point

The square in the town of St. Niкolе

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 10EUR 250 Per Group
11 To 20EUR 300 Per Group

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 280 / group