One day tour - Valley of the Stone Dolls
Short tour description
 This tour will include a one day visit to area of Kratovo and Zletovo, located 92 km from Skopje to the IST. Visit the village of Trnovec and reserve of stone art in an open-air museum. Along the river Kriva and in the vicinity of the village Kuklica, a natural reserve of stone figures lies hidden which is uniquely attractive and can be matched by only a few in Europe. So, if you wish to follow the traces of disappeared Vulcan, to visit an extraordinary town whose inhabitants were turned into stone, spend a day among the unusual inhabitants of this magic dimension - come to this valley, valley of the Stone Dolls !
Detailed schedule for the tour
 08:00
Departure from Skopje
09:00
Arrival at the village of Trnovec and visit to the only reserve of stone art in South-Eastern Europe. The reserve is an open-air museum of the Macedonian cultural, historical, artistic, linguistic, philosophical and religious heritage. The reserve is an area of 1.200.000 m2 and it contains stone forms from various periods that were once related to different cults.
 10:00
Continue towards the village of Ketenovo, along the river Kriva, through unspoiled nature.
10:20
Arrival at the village of Kuklica followed by a 10 min walk to the entrance of the valley. Tour around the three neighborhoods that are close to one another and optional visit to the fourth one that can be reached in 20 min of walking.
13:00
Arrival in the town of Kratovo
13:15
Lunch
 15:15
Tour around Kratovo, a town of towers and bridges, founded in Roman times, an important trade center in Byzantine times, a gold and silver mining centre for in Ottoman times - under the sultan Bayazit - where a mint for Turkish coins was operated in those days. The Medieval towers, the underground passageways that connected them, as well as the bridges, make this town very appealing to tourists.
16:30
Departure for Skopje
Location: village Kuklica – valley of the Stone Dolls
Duration: about 8-9 hours
Tour technical difficulty: easy walks only
Group Size: Min.1
Term: 01.01.2007 - 01.12. 2007
Tours: Every day
Tour Staff & Support: Tour Leader plus driver(s) and some local guides.
Meals: Lunch.
Price per person: 53 euro (5 persons group) Note: Price depends on the group size The price includes transport/travel, all sightseeing, lunch, refreshment drink and coffee’s and full escort by a tourist guide. |
