- Address: Trpeţa 501, Macedonia
- Phone: +389 46 261 473
- Official website: www.galicica.org.mk
- Area: 227.5 square kilometers.
If you are a typical resident of a multimillionaire, you will find the lack of proximity to nature and silence in the Galichice National Park. Its name is due to the eponymous mountain , on which it is partially located. Here you will see more than 1000 species of all kinds of plants, and a significant part of them will be rare and disappearing these days. Many of these plants are endemic, that is, they grow exclusively in the park, and nowhere else will you find them. The park occupies a huge area (about 20 thousand hectares) and on its territory there are as many as 10 villages. If you decide to explore the park on your own, you can always take advantage of the hospitality of local residents who will provide you with accommodation.
Climate
On mountain peaks and in villages weather conditions, of course, vary. Nevertheless, at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, the average annual temperature is 7 ° C. In summer, the average temperature is about 21 ° C, in winter 1-2 ° C. It seems that these are just ideal parameters, that for the summer, that for the winter. For a year, a large amount of precipitation (1100 mm) falls, but snow here is a rare and fleeting guest. Therefore, the ski season in the park passes, not having time to really start.
What is interesting in the National Park Galicica?
Galicica is one of the three national parks of Macedonia . Since 1952, the park has been protected by the state, and in 1958 the park received national status. A special feature of the cozy and picturesque Galichitsa is that from a height of 1550 m a panorama opens immediately to two lakes - Ohrid and Prespa . To get to this place is easy: you need to climb a newly constructed road in the center of the park. By the way, the highest point of the park is the Peak Peak peak - 2254 m.
There are a lot of attractions in the park, so it will be worth looking at. Especially popular is the Orthodox monastery of St. Naum , where you will be treated with local dishes and real monastic wine. The monastery itself will also pleasantly surprise anyone: the medieval architecture, many healing springs, and the peacocks walk calmly around the monastery square, posing for tourists. In addition to the monastery, you can visit the Church of the Holy Virgin of Zakhum and the cave church of St. Stephen. Of the natural attractions worth mentioning three caves: "Will", "Samotska Dupka" and "Naumova Cave." All of them are located in a karst valley named after Studino.
On Lake Prespa there is an island called "Golem Grad" , which means "big city" in Macedonian. Once it was the residence of Samuel himself (by the way, one of the landmarks of the country is the fortress of King Samuel ), and now it is inhabited only by pelicans, snakes and tortoises.
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Things to do?
In a spacious area, many kinds of outdoor activities are common. You can go hiking or cycling, and in winter - skiing. At fans of dangerous entertainments, causing a storm of adrenaline, here it is possible to order a flight on a paraglider. With such a huge choice of entertainment you just will not have time to get bored.
Flora and fauna in the park are inexpressibly rich. There are 41 species of trees, 40 species of shrubs, 16 forest species and a similar number of herbaceous communities. Be sure to get acquainted with the endemics of the Galichitsa Park: junipers are tall and smelly (yes, it's called this name), Rumelian and Geldreich pine, radiant duck, chalcedonian lilies and snow-white. The relict plants include Morina persica, Ramondia serbica, Phelipea boissiri and Berberis croatica.
The animal world of the park is interesting and diverse no less than vegetable. Above Halychyna fly more than 120 species of different birds, on the shore of lakes there are a dozen species of amphibians, there are 17 species of reptiles, and green forests inhabit about 40 species of mammals.
How to get to the Galicica National Park?
The park can be reached from two cities - Ohrid and Resena. If your point "A" is Ohrid, you need to follow the route number 501. Time it takes you a little, perhaps about half an hour, because The park is only 25 km away from it.
If you set out from the city of Resena, follow the highways №503 and №504. Resen is two times farther from the park than Ohrid, therefore time will take twice as much, that is, about an hour.
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