Discover Ohrid's Historic Landmarks
Visit Samoil's Fortress, also known as the Ohrid Fortress. It is the crown of Ohrid and of Lychnidos.
Visit the Holy Mother of God Peribleptos Church, dating from 1295. With its remarkable architecture and frescoes, it is one of the best-known monuments of its kind not only in Macedonia but also worldwide.
See the Gallery of Icons, featuring works from the period between the 11th and the 19th centuries.
Visit the Antique Theatre, the oldest antique theatre in Macedonia. Built for, among other things, gladiatorial combats, it has been reconstructed to host theatrical performances and concerts.
Explore Plaosnik, the spiritual and cultural source of Ohrid, with preserved, restored, and exposed architectural remains from the period of St. Clement, as well as from before and after him. This Early Christian complex includes the rebuilt Church of St. Clement (St. Panteleimon) and parts of the original monastic complex - the first Slavonic University and the cradle of literacy and culture for the Slavonic clergy.
Visit St. John Kaneo, a church dating from the 13th century and situated on a rock above the lake. It is a symbol of the town, like poetry engraved on a rock, and is well known both in Macedonia and worldwide.
See St. Sophia, the cathedral church of the Ohrid Episcopate, with its outstanding architectural construction and invaluable frescoes dating from the 11th and 12th centuries.
Stroll through the Old Bazaar and the Green Market of Ohrid, the large pedestrian area where most of the trade takes place.
