Oxrid


Ohrid (City of Pearls)

The City of Ohrid (Охрид) The city of Ohrid by the lake of the same name is a jewel in the Balkans. In 1979 the city was designated by UNESCO as a Cultural World Heritage Site. This popular tourist destination is a cultural treasure brimming with churches, monasteries, a few ruins, […]


Samuel’s Fortress

King Samuel’s Fortress – Самуилова тврдина (Samuilova Tvrdina) A fortress on the hill in Ohrid is first mentioned by Livius in 3rd Century BC. In 969 AD, an uprising began in Macedonia against the Byzantine Empire. After the successful defeat of the Byzantines, King Samuel (also, Czar Samuil) began his reign […]


Ohrid – Plaošnik Baptistery

Plaošnik Baptistery (Плаошник) near Sv. Panteleimon (Св Пантејлемом) The recently excavated Plaošnik Baptistery is just meters from the ancient basilica and adjacent to the Church Monastery St. Panteleimon (Sv. Pantelejmon) =overlooking Lake Ohrid.  The mosaic floors date between 4th & 6th century A.D. The symbols laid within the mosaic patchwork are […]


Ohrid – Plaošnik Basilica (Plaoshnik)

Plaošnik Basilica – Плаошник Базилика – Plaoshnik Bazilika The Plaošnik Basilica (Plaoshnik) ancient Christian Basilica is located on the hill in an area known as Plaošnik in Ohrid just below King Samuel’s Fortress.  Along with the Amphitheater, the basilica is one of the few visible monuments remaining from the ancient […]


Ohrid – Lychnidos Amphitheater

Ancient Theater of Ohrid (Lychnidos) The city of Ohrid is built on top of the ancient city of Lychnidos. Because of this, much of Lychnidos cannot be excavated and the Amphitheater is one of the few monuments still visible today from Lychnidos. Another such visible monument from the days of […]