OHRID
"...Welcome to Ohrid-the Bulgarian Jerusalem"-Lubcho Kurtelov.
"Ohrid (ancient Lichnydos) is a leading tourist center on the shore
of beautiful Lake Ohrid. Some well-preserved houses in the
picturesque local architectural style can be seen in the town. Built
in the 19th century, these dwellings hang over the street, each
successive story projecting further than the one below. The old part
of the town also preserves the ruins of Samuil's Fortress (10th c.)
and churches built here in the 9th century by St. Clement of Ohrid.
The many medieval churches and monasteries raised here contain
world-renowned frescoes and icons. The cathetral church of Sveta
Sofija (The Holy Wisdom), which was the seat of the Archbishopric of
Ohrid for several centuries is is the oldest surviving church in
Ohrid. One can find some of the finest frescoes and a famous icon
collection in the Ohrid church of St. Clement. The church of St.
John the Divine at Kaneo was built and decorated with frescoes in
the 13th century. In 1967 the Autocephalous Macedonian Orthodox
Church was founded in Ohrid. The river Crni Drim rises close to the
Macedonian-Albanian border, near the monastery of St. Naum
(16th-17th c.), some 30 km from the town of Ohrid. Only a few meters
further on it flows into Lake Ohrid, from which it emerges on the
other end of the lake to flow through the little town of Struga.
Ancient Civilisations have left numerous remains on the territory of
Macedonia. The important archeological site at Trebenishte, not far
from Ohrid, has yielded rich finds from princely graves, among them
this lovely gold portrait mask (4th c. BC), showing the influence of
Mycenean culture."
The hotels in Ohrid, Macedonia.
http://www.hotelkocarev.com.mk/
Other: http://b-info.com/places/
Pictures from Macedonia
MACEDONIAN LIKE
MACEDONIAN MOUNTAINS
MACEDONIAN CHURCHES AND MONASTERIES
MACEDONIAN
RIVERS
NACIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES
From:
http://b-info.com/places/
and www.imro.hit.bg .
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