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Church of Sveti Naum ( Church of St Naum ) - Ohrid, Macedonia

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Overview

Part Balkan, part Mediterranean and rich in Greek, Roman and Ottoman heritage, North Macedonia has a fascinating past and a complex national identity.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Picture of a Island Golem Grad on Lake Prespa, Macedonia

    Golem Grad

    North Macedonia

    Adrift on Lake Prespa, Golem Grad was once the king's summer playground but is now home to wild tortoises, cormorants and pelicans, and perhaps a few…

  • Saint Naum Monastery near Ohrid in Macedonia

    Sveti Naum Monastery

    Lake Ohrid

    Sveti Naum, 29km south of Ohrid, is an imposing sight on a bluff near the Albanian border and a popular day trip from Ohrid. Naum was a contemporary of St…

  • Krushevo, Macedonia - August 17, 2015: Iliden memorial, also know as Makedonium, dedicated to all the fighters and revolutionaries who participated in the Ilinden uprising of 1903.

    Ilinden Uprising Monument

    North Macedonia

    This 1974 monument, commemorating the Ilinden Uprising from 1903, is a marvel of Yugoslav architecture and a fantastic example of abstract historic…

  • MACEDONIA-Mavrovo National Park:.Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery (b.1020) named after St. John the Baptist-.Exterior/Landscape

    Sveti Jovan Bigorski Monastery

    Mavrovo National Park

    This revered 1020 Byzantine monastery is located, fittingly, up in the gods along a track of switchbacks off the Debar road, close to Janče village…

  • Skopje fort

    Tvrdina Kale Fortress

    Skopje

    Dominating the skyline of Skopje, this Game of Thrones–worthy, 6th-century AD Byzantine (and later, Ottoman) fortress is an easy walk up from the Čaršija…

  • Kokino Observatory

    North Macedonia

    A Bronze Age, archaeo-astronomical site, this megalithic observatory sits atop a volcanic hill, at an elevation of 1013m; it's a truly marvellous place…

  • Heraclea Lyncestis

    North Macedonia

    Located 1km south of central Bitola, Heraclea Lyncestis is among North Macedonia's best archaeological sites, though the neglected state of the on-site…

  • Treskavec Monastery

    North Macedonia

    The 13th-century Treskavec Monastery rises from Mt Zlato (1422m), a bare massif replete with imposing twisted rock formations. One doesn't know which is…

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