City of Consuls - Bitola and ancient Heraclea

One day excursion, traveling with bus, departure from hotel after breakfast

One of the most beautiful cities and the second largest in Republic of Macedonia is the city of Bitola. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. It is known from the Ottoman period as "the city of the  consuls", as many European countries have consulates in Bitola. The city is also known by the famoust Wide Street (Sirok Sokak).  In the foothills of Mountain Baba, in the vicinity of Bitola, lies the ancient town founded in the fourth century BC - Heraclea Lyncestic, the beauty and attractiveness of which witness its perseverance and superiority with the passage of time. The name Heraclea derives from the name of Heracles, a mythological hero and a founder of the Macedonian Royal Dinasty Argead.It is assumed that the town was founded by the Macedonian Czar Phillip II of macedon.