Lake Ohrid is one of Europe's oldest and deepest lakes. The town has Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman layers in 1 km². Quiet by Adriatic standards, cheap, and stunning.
Best time
June–September.
Currency
MKD.
Language
Macedonian, English in tourist core.
Plug
Type C/F, 230V.
How to get to Ohrid
- · Ohrid Airport (OHD) — 9 km, taxi €15.
- · Bus from Skopje (3h, €10), Tirana (4h), Pristina (5h).
Top routes from Ohrid
What to see
- Church of St John at Kaneo — The postcard church on the cliff
- Samuel's Fortress — 10th-century walls above the old town
- Sveti Naum — Monastery 30 km south near the Albanian border
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