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Relaxing Skopje
6 Reviews The Gazi Baba Woods are located on a hill north-east of the center of Skopje, north of the river Vardar. Most locals from Skopje that I asked about the woods did not even know about them, and we had...
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outside ohrid Ohrid
32 Reviews The only active volcano in on the Balkans can be found about 7 km from Ohrid, in the village Kosel along the road from Ohrid to Resen and Bitola. There is a sign along the road that points to the...
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Getting Out of Town Skopje
11 Reviews A huge steel cross, lit up at night, oversees Skopje from Mount Vodno. It is a good purpose for a short hike! The cross is 66 meter high and was built in 2002 to celebrate 2000 years of Christianity....
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boat trips Ohrid
10 Reviews Crkvata Sveta Bogorodica Zaumska – the Church of the Holy Mother of God at Zaum is the beautiful, richly decorated edifice. It is located approximately 20 km from the city of Ohrid, at the stunning...
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Neighborhoods Skopje
10 Reviews If you walk the ulica Samuilova onwards, you will walk by the Topana district. Once it was here where most of the Gypsies lived. Nowadays (after the earthquake of 1963) they live mostly in Shutka. On...
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st. naum Ohrid
10 Reviews Macedonia is a religious country with Orthodox Christianity predominating and, in the Orthodox way, saints are very much revered. Ss. Cyril and Methodius, St. Cement of Ohrid and St. Naum, and it is...
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Mother Teresa Skopje
2 Reviews This plaque marks the spot where the house stood in which Mother Teresa was born in Skopje. [She was of Albanian ethnicity.] There is a double irony here... first many people missed this plaque even...
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plaoshnik Ohrid
3 Reviews The website provides an interesting article on the large mosaic that was discovered on the site. There are two main locations where you can see the mosaics currently. Under the wooden roofed walkway...
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Again a strange pictures for my "differently exercised" eyes : Mosques, so many mosques. High mountains, little villages...and a mosque in front of the massif. There are many of them in Skopje or in Ohridand and elsewhere with a big historical background. About that on these pages.
Again and again the villages in the mountains were impressive for me. Quite particularly the position, high above in the mountains. As like as a coloured blot in the green landscape.The powerful mountain massifs and the little houses at the slopes are a charming contrast.The roads not less impressive. Sometimes I was glad that I could look by the lens of the camera and Mirjana drove. A quick look to the front on the road can already frighten the unpractised mountain driver.
Schauen Sie in die Seitenstrassen, haben sie ein Auge für die manchmal aufregend einzigartigen kleinen Dinge am Rande. Abseits der Einkaufsstrassen oder der Sehenswürdigkeiten bietet sich oft erst der Eindruck des wirklichen Lebens in Mazedonien. Ob es ein altes Haus ist, ein gepflegter Hof oder Garten, die Schönheit des Zerfalls, Blumen oder gerade die Menschen in diesem Land. You should have a look into the byroads, have an eye for the sometimes excitingly unique little things on the fringes. The impression of the actual life often offers itself first away from the shopping streets or the sights in Macedonia. Whether it is an old house, a well-tended court or garden, the beauty of the disintegration, flowers or just the people in this country. The little things make unique.
This was the first hike we did in Macedonia, and pretty much our first hike ever. So we were totally unprepared :-)We took the train from Skopje to Bogomila. In fact we stopped somewhere in the middle of nowhere, were there was no trainstation. We hooked up with two guys that also got out there and that had done the hike to mountain hut Ceples before, so we didn´t have to worry about finding our way. If you want to do this hike by yourself, I suggest you try to get some more information from the owner of the Mountain hut Ceples and/or check out this very good site: http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/153051/solunska-glava.htmlSince the mountain hut was fully booked, we had to sleep outside in a big military tent with quite some other people. However, we had beds and all was OK. The next day we met some people that were hiking to the Solunska Glava peak at 2540m as well, so we went...
Sveti Naum is an old, peaceful monastery on the shores of Lake Ohrid close to the Albanian border.From the outer walls of the monastery there are fantastic views over the lake.Below Sveti Naum there's an idyllic lagoon with a restaurant that offers tasty trout dishes.The monastery is ca. 25 km south of Ohrid Town via a scenic road along the lakeshore.
there are MANY archeological and historical places in Ohrid to be seen, to be visited...But when you've had enough of it, try going to "Aquarius" - cool cafe/bar by the lake...early in the morning, to enjoy the sound of the peacefullness of the water, or in the afternoon ours for some quiet moments of cosy chat... or... in the eve...
The Galicnik Wedding takes place in late May each year. It is a REAL wedding of two young people chosen from those who have applied. The wedding is traditional Macedonian one that preserves various historical rituals and includes the performance of traditional Macedonia music and dance. The most famous dance is 'Teshkoto' [The difficult one'] The town is high in the mountains and not easy to reach, but the trip is worth it! [The best road leads in from Mavrovo, but the town is actually closer to Sveti Jovan Bigorski] The picture is of 'teshkoto'
No, not a Kit-Kat...:-)Village of Trnica. Famous for the so-called "kachamak" or "bak'rdanik" (made out of corn-meal), the delicious "kiselo mleko" (thicker than buttermilk, but not the typical sour-cream) and the white cheese.Just make a stop, give yourself a treat and then you can continue either toward the monastery St Jovan Bigorski, or Mavrovo...
The crowd in the natural ampitheatre at the Dolneni music Festival..The Dolneni music festival is held in late May in a natural amphitheatre. The small town is near Prilep. Please visit my Dolneni page!
There are some beautiful canyons and caves, too. You will like the town of Ohrid at the Ohrid lake (Lihnida is the old name of the town it had in the Roman times). And the old tzar Samuil's fortress on the hill right next to the lake, as well as the small churches near the lake and on the hills around it. Go to Bitola - was known as the City of the consules. Houses in Bitola are built in a unique architectal style. It is an old and a beautiful town. See the ruins of the ancient town Heraklea (the old name of Bitola). Situated in the foothills of the mountain Pelister. The serenity and the tranquility of the mountain Pelister will enchant you for sure. The mountain Pelister near Bitola has a wood of pines Molika, which is the unique pine tree that grows only on that mountain. Pelister eyes (the two small lakes on the top of the mountain) are amazing.
Hotel Riviera Ohrid
9 Reviews and 7 Opinions I stayed at this hotel 2 nights. It was quite good. İt needs some renovation. There is no...
Hotel Imperial Skopje
4 Reviews and 14 Opinions A great place. I had a longer stay since working on the employment project was few months. Staff was...
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Hotel Millenium Bitola
8 Reviews and 8 Opinions It's not often I stay in a hotel that I can unreservedly describe as absolutely faultless but the...
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