On this stretch of the trip, in a tiny fishing village tucked into a pristine corner of Lake Ohrid (one of the oldest, deepest lakes in the world), we ate almost every meal at “home” — meaning ...
A Congratulations on booking a summer trip to one of the most intriguing corners of Europe. Lake Ohrid is the deepest in the Balkans – the same size as the English county of Rutland, and even more ...
A man rows a kayak on Ohrid Lake in Struga, North Macedonia, Sept. 3, 2022.Photo:Xinhua People spend time in the water of Ohrid Lake in Struga, North Macedonia, Sept. 3, 2022.Photo:Xinhua People spend ...
Lake Ohrid, the annual site of August’s FINA Open Water Grand Prix, is under ecological attack. A recent 10-year urbanization plan threatens to seriously impact the Macedonian lake’s water quality and ...
Residents of Ohrid, a touristic town in the southwest of the Republic of Macedonia, were shocked by view of the lake shores this week — a muddy beach covered in oil-like liquid replaced the once deep ...
Dimitar Pendoski marches to the end of a rickety walkway, skips around sunbathing youngsters and sweeps back a tarpaulin protecting his empty lakeside restaurant, recently closed by officials under ...
After telling my mum that I’ll treat her to dinner by the lake, I start to panic. She picks out a low-lit waterside restaurant where the tables are dressed in white ...
Even in off-peak seasons, Europe's main tourist destinations see lengthy queues and sky-high hotel prices. There are alternatives on the Continent, though - eye-catching hidden gems unscathed by large ...
The training course “Promoting nature, culture and World Heritage in the Lake Ohrid region” in the framework of the project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and ...
As UNESCO mulls placing North Macedonia and Albania’s Lake Ohrid on its list of “world heritage in danger,” some illegal shoreline constructions are being torn down while others wait to be “legalized.
Authorities in North Macedonia appear helpless to strike a balance between the thirst for profit and the need to preserve the priceless biodiversity of Lake Ohrid. A stroll along the two and a half ...