This small church decicated to St Spas (Holy Savior) is located in the Galicica National park, at a place in the mountains called “Pole Doline”, which means “field in the valley”.
There are several benches around the church, and it is a perfect place for a picnic.
Enter Galicica National Park to the left just after the village Trpejca on the road from Ohrid to the Monastery of Saint Naum. About 5 km uphill, you can see a sign for the Church of St Spas on your right hand (see the picture).
There is a small parking just enough for one car. Alternatively, you might be able to park somewhere next to the unpaved road to the church if you don’t mind to drive a bit off-road.
The church is about 2.5 km or 40 minutes walking slightly downhill.
The fields around the church are used by shepherds, so be careful because there also may be shepherd’s dogs which are not known for their friendliness towards strangers. We were told to sit down or slowly walk away when confronted with them, I’ll leave it up to you what you prefer to do 🙂
UPDATE 2022: The church is being renovated and is now part of a larger church which incorporates the old church. Other hikes that visit the Church of St Spas are: Peshtani to Trpejca via Galicica National Park and Pestani to Krstova cave, Trpejca, Lubanista beach and Monastery of St Naum.
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