Elšani
Elšani is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia.
Elšani is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It is situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the City of Ohrid. It is spread across the western slopes of Galičica Mountain, near Lake Ohrid. The village is located at 850 metres (2,790 ft) above sea level.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
St. Elijah - an old church made in 1408. Lake Ohrid Galičica National Park
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Things to do
Elšani is a base for mountain walks and rock climbing in the Galičica National Park. On the other hand, the wide network of paths, narrow village streets and local low traffic roads are ideal for use as walking, jogging or cycling trails by all levels of ability and age groups. Elšani is also great for fishing, swimming, and other beach activities since it is on Ohrid Lake.
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Getting to Elšani
- Airports
- Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle (OHD), 18 km · Tirana Mother Teresa (TIA), 101 km · Skopje (SKP), 123 km
- Ilinden → Elšani125 km · quickest by road, 3h 37m · $16–23
- Rinas → Elšani103 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · $13–18
- Prishtina → Elšani185 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · $20–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Elšani
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Elšani. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inOf course, with such a large and significant lake at the foot of the town, boats and ferries are abundant.
- Get inAt Ohrid, you can also find a ferry from Kalishta in Albania on the northwest coast of the lake.
- Get inThese ferries allow you to quickly visit many small but rich places along the lake full of culture, with Elšani being no exception.
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