Travel Guide Galiica National Park

Galičica National Park (Национален Парк Галичица/Nacionalen Park Galičica) covers 227 km2 on part of the Mount Galičica massif, between the Ohrid and Prespa lakes. It is accessible via several villages and hamlets in the municipalities of Ohrid and Resen, such as Peštani, Velestovo, Dolno Konjsko, Elšani or Trpejca, along Lake Ohrid, and Oteševo, Elva or Konjsko, along Lake Prespa. Access to certain parts of the park is subject to a fee: MKD 200/person.Created in 1958, this national park lies between the two largest lakes in Northern Macedonia. It is the third largest national park in the country, after Mavrovo and Šar Mountains. It covers most of Mount Galičica. The massif is 7-12 km wide between Lake Ohrid to the west and Lake Prespa to the east, and around 30 km long between Albania to the south and the Ohird-Resen road to the north. It reaches an altitude of 2,255 m at Magaro peak, in its southern part, and includes four other peaks above 2,100 m, also to the south, but in Albania, where it adjoins Mali i Thatë, a massif that culminates at 2,787 m. Mount Galičica is marked by a large plateau at 1,400 m altitude. Road access is fairly plentiful, with 18 villages and hamlets throughout the national park. Some of these are fee-paying, with the aim of limiting visitor numbers and protecting one of the richest areas in terms of biodiversity in Northern Macedonia.