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Ohrid is the Macedonian cultural safe.
The Lake, Fortress of Samoil, many historical and cultural monuments from all
all historical periods, St. Kiril and Metodi , the Cyrillic alphabet that they
have left to us, frescoes and icons, the old architecture of the town of Ohrid
, the carving, the Ohrid pearl, and everything that this town carries with its
archaic sings is a great tourist resort and a great experience. It was inhabited
since the Neolithic period, years 6000 B.C.
Ohrid is the center of the Christianity
in this region. The roots of the first country of the Macedonians, the Samuil
Kingdom are connected to this town. Ohrid like on open book that has all the
details from the past. It is a museum of the antique and middle ages art.There
isn`t an anthology of these periods without famous frescoes and icons from Ohrid.
Cultural and Historical Signs Of Ohrid
-Ohrid fortress, the biggest in this
region dating from the 3 century before Christ.
- Antique Theater, dating from 2
millenniums ago, great location with the best view of the lake, totally
reconstructed.
- Episcope Church, an early Christian
church from the 5 century located bellow the fortress. There are 100 m mosaic
pictures preserved from this chirch.
- The monastery of St. Kliment and
Pantelejmon at Plaosnic. There is a newly built church there. The bones of St.
Kliment arte kept there. He was the first Slavic Episcope.
- St. Arhangeli, the monastery of St.
Naum, located on the coast of the lake. The grave of St. Naum is there.
- St. Sofija Church, a cathedral
churchbuilt on the bases of the early Christian basilicawith preserved wall
painting, architectural sings characteristic for the 4 century. The most
important monument for Ohrid and Macedonia.
- St. Kliment ( St. Bogorodica
Perivlepta)
- The Gallery of Icons located in the
church of St. Kliment. There are 30 icons made in the Ohrid middle age
workshops.
- National Museum -the house of Robevci
family, a maser of the characteristic architecture in Ohrid. There is an
exhibition of various things found in the region dating from the pre-historic
times till our time.
-Ohrid Bazar -used to be a center of
different crafts
FESTIVALS
- Ohrid Summer Festival - the biggest
art and cultural festival in Macedonia
- Ohrid Swimming Marathon
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