Macedonia

We alo visited the Monastery of Saint Naum is an Eastern Orthodox monastery, named after the medieval Saint Naum who founded it. It is situated along Lake Ohrid, 29 kilometres south of the city of Ohrid. The Lake Ohrid area, including St Naum, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Macedonia.

Next destination is the city of Ohrid. It is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and the seat of Ohrid Municipality. The largest city on Lake Ohrid and 8^th largest city in the country, with 42,000 inhabitants as of 2002. Ohrid is notable for once having had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and referred to as a "Jerusalem of the Balkans" The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments and tourism is dominant. Located southwest of Skopje. In 1979 and in 1980 respectively, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are Cultural as well as Natural sites.

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We enjoy the sceneries at the lake Ohrid

		St. Naum monastry

Continuing			Arrived in the city of Ohrid

First exploring of the city

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