4 great days in Peshtani, which is a 15 minute drive from Ohrid. Our house was spitting distance from Lake Ohrid. It is a summer lake resort area but the water was still a little cool so we will wait for the Albania coast on the Adriatic before we get in the water. The lake straddles the mountainous border between southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is Europe’s deepest and oldest continuous existing lake and is primarily spring fed. It covers 150 square miles and reaches 980 ft deep. It is Pliocene age(up to 5MM years old). It is so clear unlike my beautiful Lake Livingston, where I usually can’t see my hand in front of my face. We took what they called a private catamaran tour of part of the lake- it was a pontoon boat very similar to what I have. It was great. We puttered around the shore and saw a few sights. Just like home. A one day self guided walking tour of old town Ohrid was interesting. Several other self guided looks at nearby sights, along with lots of time on the balcony overlooking the lake and our time was up. Food continues to have lots of meat and great salads, so I’m happy. Off to Durres Albania for a few days at the beach.chillin on the patio with a beautiful view
7 views from patio at different times of day
5 pics of Samuel’s Fortress, built by Tsar Samuel, a 10th century castle on the hill above the medieval old town.
It was very windy- did I goose her???
Church of Sveti Kliment i Pantelejmon. This 5th century church was recently restored in 2002
Saint John of Kaneo church. This is the most photographed church in Macedonia. The tiny stone church is set on a cliff overlooking the lake. It’s an impossibly beautiful spot with a couple very strategically placed benches for quiet contemplation, and is possibly one of the best places in the world to enjoy a picnic lunch.
beach at Saint Naum Monastery near Ohrid
5 pics of boat ride at Saint Naum Monastery near Ohrid- mouth of spring fed crystal clear river
St Naum peacock- one of many
2 pics of St Naum
2 mile walk around St Naum grounds
small St Naum chapel
spring fed water source in the small chapel
glad we had car as other way to get to St Naum was by 2 hour ferry from Ohrid and we beat the crowd in and then out too
drove up to the top of the mountain over lake Ohrid for these 2 pics
over the mountain is this 2nd lake, Lake Prespa
6 pics from short pontoon ride in Ohrid around immediate shoreline
2 pics in old town shopping area and shoreline
3 pics of Bay of Bones. On Lake Ohrid a settlement of pile dwellers who lived literally on top of the water, on a platform supported by up to 10,000 pilings. A reconstruction of the settlement as it looked between 1200 and 600 BC.
7 pics of some of the food and drink