Debar, the Monastery of St. George, and the Road to Lake Ohrid Following the Radika Canyon, the river flows into the artificial Lake Debar, on whose shores lies the town of Debar, home to a predominantly Albanian population. On the outskirts of the town stands [...]

From Skopje to Lake Ohrid via Kičevo Lake Ohrid can be reached from Skopje either via Debar or through the more direct route that passes through the city of Kičevo, which has a population of over 50,000. South of the city lies one of Macedonia’s [...]

Opposite the city of Ohrid, on the eastern shore of the lake, lies the Kalishta Monastery. Along with Ohrid itself and the Monastery of Saint Nahum, it forms a spiritual triangle of significance around Lake Ohrid. Kalishta serves as the summer residence of the Macedonian [...]

Not far from the monastery of Kališta is the beautiful fishing village of Radožda, and above it is a hermit's cave (cell) dedicated to the Archangel Michael. The cave overlooks Ohrid from the east. The many images and paintings of the Archangel Michael inside the [...]

Lake Ohrid is one of the oldest tectonic lakes in the world, dating back more than four million years. It reaches a depth of 289 meters and covers an area of 360 square kilometers, making it a true Balkan gem. Around its shores are several [...]

The apostles who brought Christianity to Bulgaria were Clement and Nahum. They were authorized by the Bulgarian Tsar Boris to establish the first religious university of its kind in Ohrid, which facilitated the translation of religious books into Bulgarian Slavonic and the education of the [...]

Lake Prespa and Galicica National Park Lake Ohrid is one of the two large lakes of Macedonia, located next to each other. The other is Lake Prespa, which is now almost uninhabited but was an important hub of political and spiritual activity during the Middle [...]

Mount Pelister and MalovištaMount Pelister (called by the locals Mount Baba) is the local Olympus, rising sharply to a height of 2,600 meters, dominating the view of the Pelagonia Valley, Bitola, and Lake Prespa. The mountain is famous for the two lakes at its summit, [...]

Bitola, the second-largest city in Macedonia, has a population of around 100,000 and was historically known as Monastir. Located at the foot of Mount Pelister on the edge of the Pelagonia Plain, the city was originally founded as Heraclea by Philip II. The beautiful remnants [...]

Half an hour’s drive west of Prilep, high in the mountains, lies the town of Krusevo, often referred to as Macedonia’s eagle’s nest. It was the center of the 1903 uprising against the Ottomans, an event that played a crucial role in shaping Macedonia’s national [...]