Macedonia

Highlights

• Lake Ohrid and its surroundings: church of Saint John in Kaneo, the Monastery of Saint Naum
• The Ohrid-Prespa region with the Galičica National Park
• The Old Bazaar in Skopje, largest open market in the Balkans
• The “City of Consuls”: Bitola
• The impressive Treskavec Monastery
• The winery heartland of Macedonia: Tikves vineyards

Fun facts

• Lake Ohrid is the oldest and of of the deepest lakes in Europe
• Macedonia was one of the only countries during the break up of Yugoslavia to remain at peace throughout
• It has more number of mountains and moutain peaks than any other country in the world
• Macedonia is famous for its wineries, producing red and white wines, which can easily compete with any French or Italian wine