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Mount Galicica | Catch The Sunset | easy access hiking tour
Around 35 km from the city of Ohrid by car via road P2332 (Ohrid – Resen via NP Galicica) with easy and moderate hiking tours you can catch breathless sunsets. Such relief, as well as the vicinity of the two lakes enable continuous, long and beautiful scenic views towards the lakes and surrounding peaks.
For long mountaineering tours (4-6 hours on way) you can use the marked trails from villages Elshani, Peshtani or Trpejca. There is marked trails up to do peak Magaro and other surrounding peaks.
Above village Trpejca, along the road P2332 to the viewpoint and passage towards lake Prespa you have cold water springs, 1365m, in the area called Korita.
The National Park Galicica covers an area of 227 km2 between, Mount Galicica the Lakes of Ohrid and Prespa, and it stretches in a meridian direction. The massif has developed relief with large and deep valleys and a vast mountain crest that in the southern part of Galicica reaches the altitude of more than 2,000 m. Most known peaks, Magaro 2253, Kota F10 2265m, Lako Signoy 1984m, Bugarska Cuka 1801m.
Galicica enjoys moderate continental climate influenced by a large quantity of water from both lakes and the hot sub-mediterranean influences that break through the relatively low mountain saddles in Albania. In addition to the extraordinary natural beauty and aesthetic values, Galicica is also a unique environment with well-preserved natural flora in several ecosystems. The flora in the National Park Galicica covers more than 1000 species, among which there are numerous relict and endemic forms whose farthest limit of distribution is Mount Galicica itself.
The presence of eleven local endemic forms discovered so way is quite remarkable. These forms exist only on the slopes of the Mount Galicica, and are clear evidence of the specific floral structure of the mountain. It should be underlined that there is an on-going intensive research of the flora in the Park. There are indications of an even greater number of endemic forms. The fauna on Galicica is also prolific and diverse. There are no precise data about the number of invertebrate species. Vertebrates are present with 170 species: 10 amphibians, 18 reptiles, 124 birds, and 18 mammals.
Interesting events in this area, Tour De Galicica mount biking tour, Beach Run OHRID – prvdovrv.mk
Accommodation for outdoor lovers in this area Ikar Hut ( hostel and guiding service )
