Ohrid

Ohrid http://youtu.be/Ey3KiH8ccA8 Ohrid (Macedonian: Охрид) is a city in the Republic of Macedonia and the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Church of St. Basilica of St.

It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country with over 42,000 inhabitants. Ohrid is notable for once having had 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as a "Jerusalem (of the Balkans)". The city is rich in picturesque houses and monuments, and tourism is predominant. It is located southwest of Skopje, west of Resen and Bitola, close

to the border with Albania. In 1979 and in 1980, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. In fact, Ohrid is one of only 28 sites that are part of UNESCO's World Heritage that are both Cultural and Natural sites. Main sights

There is a legend supported by observations by Ottoman traveler from 17th century Evliya Çelebi that there were 365 chapels within the town boundaries, one for every day of the year. Today this number is significantly smaller. Sophia
Church of St. Panteleimon
Church of St. John at Kaneo
Church of St. Clement
Church of St. George
Church of St. Zaum
Monastery of St. Naum
Church of St. Petka
Church of St. Stefan
Vestiges of basilicas from the early-Christian time, e.g. Erazmo (4th century)
Robevi family house, museum of archeology
Ancient Theatre of Ohrid
Church of St. Vrači, with frescos from the 14th century. A 14th-century icon from the church is depicted on the obverse of the Macedonian 1000 denars banknote, issued in 1996 and 2003. Besides being a holy center of the region, it is also the source of knowledge and pan-Slavic literacy. The restored Monastery at Plaošnik was actually one of the oldest Universities in the western world, dating before the 10th century.

09/08/2023
Happy Easter holidays from Beautiful Ohrid 😊🐰🐣🌞❤️🌹
14/04/2023

Happy Easter holidays from Beautiful Ohrid 😊🐰🐣🌞❤️🌹

19/09/2022

Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa are among the oldest on Earth, with unique traits that come with age.

Denov neka Vii pocnit so radost i muzika 😊 🎶 🎼🎵🎶
16/12/2020

Denov neka Vii pocnit so radost i muzika 😊 🎶 🎼🎵🎶

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The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love
15/02/2020

The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love

28/10/2019

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28/07/2019

Veličanstveni pogledi, plovidba jezerom koja umiruje dušu, bogato istorijsko i kulturno nasleđe i zanimljiv noćni život.

Beautiful Vanessa Mae`s concert at the Antique Theater for the opening of Ohrid Summer Festival
14/07/2019

Beautiful Vanessa Mae`s concert at the Antique Theater for the opening of Ohrid Summer Festival

27/05/2019

Vanessa Mae in Ohrid this summer

Happy Easter
29/04/2019

Happy Easter

Sunset at village Trpejca.
12/02/2019

Sunset at village Trpejca.

11/02/2019
A lot of snow in Ohrid today.
10/01/2019

A lot of snow in Ohrid today.

Beautiful windy Sunday in Ohrid.
28/10/2018

Beautiful windy Sunday in Ohrid.

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