The first day in Ohrid old town I walked only through the Christian part of the old town of Ohrid. From the Upper Gate (Gorna Porta) of the fortress, I went to the citadel of Tsar Samoil on the hilltop. From there, I descended through a pine forest to the church from Plaosnik. I wandered […]
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From Prilep to Ohrid, passing Bitola – Macedonia
Monasteries around Prilep A day before going to Bitola, I drove through tiny villages until I reached Zrze monastery. Then, I found a troublesome shortcut to the mountain town of Kruševo. I returned to Prilep and drove steeply up to the Varosh monastery, and then to Treskavek. In the morning, I left Prilep and went […]
From Skopje to Prilep, passing Kratovo – Macedonia
From Skopje to Kratovo I stopped in Staro Nagoričane, at St. George’s Church, and after that I made a detour to the megalithic observatory from Kokino. In Kuklica, I went to the Stone Dolls’ Valley and then stayed overnight in Kratovo, the town of towers and bridges. From Skopje, I turned half of the distance towards […]
Skopje surroundings and Mavrovo region – Macedonia
From Skopje to Mavrovo We went with Vasko to a car service. After that, we drove up to Mount Vodno and stopped at the Macedonian Etno Village and Saint Panteleimon Monastery in Gorno Nerezi village. In the evening, we camped on the shore of Mavrovo Lake. In the morning, we went with Vasko to a car-service to fix […]
Skopje: Turkish bazaar and mountain scenery – Macedonia
Skopje – Turkish Bazaar and mountain scenery Skopje. In the summer of 2016, I wanted to go on a two months road trip with my car through Macedonia, Albania, and Kosovo. I couldn’t go anymore to these countries, so I only went to a few Greek Islands – Thassos, Samohraki, and Lemnos. In 2017, I […]