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Film G
New England1,048 contributions
Aug 2021 • Couples
You will likely have the place all to yourself. The person in charge of the site provided a detailed review in English. Lovely mosaics. And the amphitheatre is still in use. Much of the site is remnants of stone walls. Very clean and well equipped toilets. The amphitheatre is handicap-accessible (paid for by EU).
Written 15 August 2021
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Ridem1953
St. George, UT58 contributions
Sept 2022
Rather shadeless site, however a very good sel-directed tour by smart phone. Nominal (120MKD) admission. The large, well preserved floor mosaics from the 4-5th C AD, as well as late Roman era town layout are the highlights of the visit. Bring a camera and a sun hat!
Written 11 September 2022
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A M
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Feb 2024 • Solo
All the mosaics were covered by pebbles, several inches deep, so none of them could be seen. The mosaics are the main feature of the site, and it is not really worth visiting without them. There are also no signposts with information about the areas of the site.
Written 23 February 2024
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Barbs25
Staffordshire, UK3,949 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
Stopped on our longer route trip back to Skopje from ohrid. Looked interesting and good to get a break from the car.
Cheap entry, I think maybe 150mkd. WiFi to use do you can make the most of the qr code guide. Interesting place and nice views but nothing mind blowing. The mosaics were very pretty but not all kept in the best condition and looks like there’s more they haven’t got to yet
Cheap entry, I think maybe 150mkd. WiFi to use do you can make the most of the qr code guide. Interesting place and nice views but nothing mind blowing. The mosaics were very pretty but not all kept in the best condition and looks like there’s more they haven’t got to yet
Written 27 October 2024
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mfrye2017
Castlemaine, Australia49 contributions
Oct 2024 • Solo
What sets this place apart from other Roman / Greek ruins you might see in Bulgaria and Macedonia are the beautiful mosaics. You won’t see this anywhere else in the region. Once you’re at the site they can be hard to get to. The complex is like a maze and when you think you’re heading in the right direction you might strike a dead end and need to start again. It’s a longer walk from the city centre than google maps would suggest. The first part is really nice though a beautiful park and at the end past a nice cemetery. There’s an audio guide you can access through your phone, but I’m told if you can find the guide on site he’s fantastic
Written 11 October 2024
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Assaf Naor
64 contributions
Aug 2021 • Solo
Visited in August, make sure you take water and head covering because limited shade.
Only 120 denars to enter.Interesting site with beautiful mosaics and a small amphitheater but well worth the visit.Toilets are clean with soap and paper.
Only 120 denars to enter.Interesting site with beautiful mosaics and a small amphitheater but well worth the visit.Toilets are clean with soap and paper.
Written 12 August 2021
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Phil McC
San Francisco, CA56 contributions
May 2022 • Solo
A wonderful old Roman ruin partially restored but with incredible mosaics. Not all of them can be seen as they are being protected but those that can be are fantastic. There are varoous basilica, a beautiful fountain and an amphitheater plus a thermal and other buildings. There are QR codes ypu can download to get more information and they worked great for me.
Well worth the 120 MKD entrance fee. Sadly the museum was closed when I visited.
Well worth the 120 MKD entrance fee. Sadly the museum was closed when I visited.
Written 23 May 2022
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T. Illerhaus
Ventura, CA89 contributions
Sept 2020
Beautiful mosaic floors. The general structures and amphitheater are well preserved. We visited the place in Sep 2020, so had the place for ourselves. It's a bit difficult to find since Google Maps' direction was not clear, and there was hardly any signs. Definitely worth a day trip from Lake Ohrid or Skopje.
Written 30 December 2020
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Lurls
Sydney, Australia255 contributions
Heraclea Lyncestis is a short walk from Bitola and has some of the best preserved mosaics from the Roman period that can be found at a ruin site (and not in a museum). The site dates back to 4thC BC when it was founded by Philip II. It became a Roman centre in the 2ndC AD. Much of what can be seen at the site is from the much later Christian Roman period, i.e. much of the mosaics and the basilicas.
The following websites provide more information on the site:
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To get to Heraclea, you follow Ulica Marsal Tito south to the large park and continue past the sports stadium along the main road. You will see a sign for Heraclea Lyncestis directing you to a turnoff on the right. The road then leads past a cemetry to the ruins.
At the time of writing the entance fee is 100MKD with an additional fee of 500MKD to take photos.
The following websites provide more information on the site:
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To get to Heraclea, you follow Ulica Marsal Tito south to the large park and continue past the sports stadium along the main road. You will see a sign for Heraclea Lyncestis directing you to a turnoff on the right. The road then leads past a cemetry to the ruins.
At the time of writing the entance fee is 100MKD with an additional fee of 500MKD to take photos.
Written 4 November 2007
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NLgirl06🇲🇰
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK5,646 contributions
Heraclea Linkestis is suited south of Bitola on the road to Greece.
On the botom of Shirok Sokak (the main pedestrian street) starts the large City park, behind that is Heraclea.
It is about 2 km from the town center & it is nice leasurely walk .
At the moment Heraclea is ongoing more excavation, but is still open for tourist.
Nice touch is that they have build some souvenir shop/caffe into the Ampiteatre and also have permanent exebition of things found on the site.
They offer guded tours in English, French, Italian, Turkish,Russian & Greek.
Entrance is aproximatly €10 and that alows you to take photos. If you only want entrance than you pay €1.5
Heraklea have amazing mosaics.
They are usualy covered from Octomber to May to protect them from the elements. Interesting thing is that Heraclea started its life as Macedonian settelmant founded by Philip II of Macedon , but its haydays were under the Romans, as Heraclea was on important stop on the road Via Ignatia.
Connecting Rome with Constantinopoli (todays Istanbul) thus connecting the western & eastern Roman empire.
Also there are few early Christian Basilicas as well. But the highlite is the Amphiteatre. Wich is used today for Bitola Cultural Summer and Heraclea Nites.
Many preformers used the stage there including Pop & Rock 'en Roll musicians.
If you decide to visit Heraclea, make sure you have sturdy walking boots & bottle of water.
Also do not forget your camera too.
On the botom of Shirok Sokak (the main pedestrian street) starts the large City park, behind that is Heraclea.
It is about 2 km from the town center & it is nice leasurely walk .
At the moment Heraclea is ongoing more excavation, but is still open for tourist.
Nice touch is that they have build some souvenir shop/caffe into the Ampiteatre and also have permanent exebition of things found on the site.
They offer guded tours in English, French, Italian, Turkish,Russian & Greek.
Entrance is aproximatly €10 and that alows you to take photos. If you only want entrance than you pay €1.5
Heraklea have amazing mosaics.
They are usualy covered from Octomber to May to protect them from the elements. Interesting thing is that Heraclea started its life as Macedonian settelmant founded by Philip II of Macedon , but its haydays were under the Romans, as Heraclea was on important stop on the road Via Ignatia.
Connecting Rome with Constantinopoli (todays Istanbul) thus connecting the western & eastern Roman empire.
Also there are few early Christian Basilicas as well. But the highlite is the Amphiteatre. Wich is used today for Bitola Cultural Summer and Heraclea Nites.
Many preformers used the stage there including Pop & Rock 'en Roll musicians.
If you decide to visit Heraclea, make sure you have sturdy walking boots & bottle of water.
Also do not forget your camera too.
Written 6 June 2009
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
We paid 1€ to get in last July 2017. I can't remember the opening hours which were posted on the gate but I do remember we were asked to leave well before the advertised time. I think we had to leave at 13.00.
Written 25 February 2018
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