Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bitola, North Macedonia

St. Constantine and Helen Trinity is an archaeological site in Bitola. It is a basilica of old Christian times. It is located about 500 m southwest of the central city area, on a mild slope in the atari of Heracles Linkestis, where the Church of St. Constantine and Helena was built in 1970. Three, and on the foundations of an old Christian basilica. In the courtyard of the church there are several specimens of marble decorative plastic: a meno with a base, a fragment of railing plate, a captain, etc. Probably from here comes the votive plate dedicated to Asclepius. There is a possibility that a sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius could be housed here, why there is a source in the immediate vicinity that is now considered medicinal. The findings are located in the lapidarium of Heracles.

Wikipedia: Св._Троица_(Битола) (MK)

Heraclea Lyncestis, also transliterated Herakleia Lynkestis, was an ancient Greek city in Macedon, ruled later by the Romans. Its ruins are situated 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the present-day town of Bitola, North Macedonia. In the early Christian period, Heraclea was an important Episcopal seat and a waypoint on the Via Egnatia that once linked Byzantium with Rome through the Adriatic seaport of Dyrrachium. Some of its bishops are mentioned in synods in Serdica and other nearby towns. The city was gradually abandoned in the 6th century AD following an earthquake and Slavic invasions.

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St. Constantine and Helen Peter and Paul is a church in Bitola. It belongs to the Bitola Orthodox Office of the Prespa-Pelagonian Diocese of the MPC - OA.

Wikipedia: Црква „Св. Петар и Павле“ - Битола (MK)

The Bitola Zoo, is a zoo in Bitola, North Macedonia. It was founded on 1 May 1950 with the help of zoos in Skopje, Zagreb, Belgrade and Subotica.

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The Bitola Fortress is a monument to first-category culture in Macedonia. It was built in 1876 in the form of a cross with four unique buildings built into a piece of stone. The building is located in the Bitola Barracks. The building, which is the top architectural achievement of the Smilevmasters, who, although on the orders of the valley, built it in the form of a cross, is a place for cultural events and a tourist attraction. In the past, Jepaneta rarely visited him since he was a weapons warehouse at the time of the JNA and kept as a military secret, protected by guards, barbed wires and misled steel gates, but today with the closure of the barracks and giving the municipality possession, the facility is open to visits and for larger investments.

Wikipedia: Битолска тврдина (MK)