Ohrid

Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: Охридско Езеро Macedonian: [ˈɔxridzkɔ ˈɛzɛrɔ], Albanian: [liˈcɛni i ˈɔhrit], also referred as Liqeni i Pogradecit;) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species. North Macedonia's side of Lake Ohrid was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, with th…

Saint John the Theologian, Kaneo (Macedonian: Свети Јован Канео, Latinic: Sveti Jovan Kaneo) or simply Saint John at Kaneo is a Macedonian Orthodox church situated on the cliff over Kaneo Beach overlooking Lake Ohrid in the city of Ohrid, North Macedonia. The church is dedicated to John of Patmos, the writer of Revelation, who has been by some considered to be the same person as John the Apostle. The construction date of the church remains unknown but documents detailing the church property sugg…

The Church of Saints Clement and Panteleimon (Macedonian: Црква Свети Климент и Пантелеjмон; ) is a Byzantine church situated on Plaošnik in Ohrid, North Macedonia. It is attributed to Saint Clement of Ohrid, a disciple of Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius. Archaeologists have come to believe that the church is located on the site where the first students of the Glagolitic alphabet (used to translate the Bible into Old Church Slavonic) were taught in the First Bulgarian Empire. History The origina…

The Church of Saint Sophia (Macedonian: Црква Света Софија) is a church in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The church is one of the most important monuments of North Macedonia, housing architecture and art from the Middle Ages. History The current church was built on the foundations of a metropolitan cathedral demolished in the first decade of the 6th century by the barbarian invasions that brought the early Slavs into the region. The next church was built during the First Bulgarian Empire, after the o…

Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром „Св. Апостол Павле“ Охрид, ), also known as Ohrid Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид), is an international airport in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The airport is located northwest from Ohrid. The main purpose of St. Paul the Apostle Airport is to serve as a second airport in North Macedonia and alternative to Skopje International Airport and cater to flights bringing in tourists destined for Ohrid. History The last runway reconstruction was p…