Kajmakčalan – Кајмакчалан (Kajmakchalan) As with any mountain hike or climb, you are rewarded with beautiful vistas, such as hiking to Kajmakchalan. Unfortunately on the day of this climb much of the hike was under an overcast sky but I managed a couple of good shots and really enjoyed the […]
Mount Jablanica – Јабланица Планина Jablanica is located on the Macedonia-Albania border near the town of Struga west of Lake Ohrid and the river Black Dream. We began our hike in the village of Podgorci (Подгорци). The highest peak on Mount Jablanica is the Black Rock (Crn Kamen, Црн Камен) […]
Mount Galičica (Галичица, Galichica) Mount Galičica (Galichica) and the Galičica National Park are situated between Lake Ohrid and Lake Prespa. Closer to the Ohrid side you will see a chapel dedicated to St. George and this is a great place to stop and enjoy the vistas of the lake, mountains […]
Bistra Mountain – Бистра Планина The Bistra mountain massif is located in western Macedonia, with much of it inside the Mavrovo National Park. The highest peak is Medenica at 2,163 meters (7,096.5 feet) above sea level and the second highest peak is Trebiška Rupa at 2,154 meters (7,067 feet). The villages […]
Baba Mountain – Баба Планина – Pelister – Пелистер The Bitola area has many strategic viewing points to see the Baba mountain massif and the Pelister Peak. The gallery below highlights just a few of them. Baba Mountain is often referred to as Pelister, one of its peaks. This peak […]
Izvidnica Vanguard – Извидница This is an excellent climb on Mount Baba. The rocky trail begins at Hotel Molika and ends 14 kilometers later at Golem Ezero (Big Lake). Golem Ezero is one of two mountain lakes on the mountain and they are commonly referred to as “Pelister’s Eyes”. Golem […]
Mokrino Springs – Мокрински Извори – Mokrinski Izvori These springs, as are the Smolare & Kolešino Water Falls, are located near the town of Strumica on Mount Besalica. The springs are named after the nearby village, Mokrino. The village was named because of all the marshes and springs in the […]
Mariovo – Мариово Mariovo is a beautiful region in southwestern Macedonia located between the town Bitola and Tikveš Lake. The region is broken down into sub-regions: Bitolsko, Prilepsko and Tikveško. The area is famous for its iconic vistas, villages, meadows and mountains, and rock formations. The pictures in the gallery […]
Lake Tikveš (Tikvesh lake) – Тиквешско Езеро – Tikveshko Ezero Shortly after exiting the western end of the wine town of Kavadarci is a road on the left that winds southward to Lake Tikveš (Tikvesh Lake). It is a very picturesque drive through the vineyards. At the fish restaurant located […]
Lake Prespa – Преспанско Езеро -Prespansko Ezero Lake Prespa is one of three tectonic lakes in Macedonia and it is the second largest lake in Macedonia. Two-thirds is owned by Macedonia and the remaining third is shared by Greece and Albania. There are actually two Prespa Lakes, the second one […]
Lake Ohrid – Охридско Езеро – Ohridsko Ezero Lake Ohrid is located by the city of the same name in the southwestern part of Macedonia. This tectonic lake is one of the oldest and deepest in Europe. The lake covers 358 square kilometers (138.2 square miles) and is 693 meters […]
