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Ohrid (FYROM) april may 2005

curved bridge amid the lake of Polifitos close to town of Servia in Kozani prefecture DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

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Snaps from en route in Macedonia (Greece) to Niki border crossing to FYROM*

scenery and cloud refelction at lake of Polifitos close to town of Servia in Kozani prefecture DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

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One of the lignite thermoelectric power compounds in Ptolemais as viewed from the road to Florina on the way to Greece/Fyrom borders

Banners at Niki border crossing station

Snaps from Ohrid, Struga, Bitola, Mavrovo, etc (*Former Yugoslavian Republic Of Macedonia)
(*unofficially or so called "Macedonia")

Partial uphill view of old Ohrid from the square by the lake.DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Sample of traditional architecture in Ohrid,the restored house of Robevi family nowadays used as museum

Partial uphill view of old Ohrid and Samuel's castle from the ancient Roman theatre. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

House in old Ohrid

View to the lake and surrounding mountains from uphill of old Ohrid

The rebuilt church of Saint Clement Panteleimon,patron saint of Ohrid along with remains of Roman/Byzantine basilicas at Plaoshnik.DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Outside and inside Samuel's castle in Ohrid. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Spring's greenery by the walls of Samuel's castle in Ohrid. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

View to lake and city of Ohrid from the walls of Samuel's castle and (background pic) to Samuel's castle from the church yard of Holy Virgin Periveptos. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Viewed from a boat inside the lake,church Saint John of Kaneo (13th century) situated on a rock above the lake of ohrid. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Smiling Elena, attendant during the motorboat tour for a sightseeing of the town from the lake

Pilgrims and candles at one of many churches in Ohrid during the week prior to Orthodox Easter

Statue of Sts Cyril and Methodius the brothers from Salonica who started teaching christianity to Slavs in Ohrid (9th century)

View to lake of Ohrid from a small bridge in Struga a small town situated on the north western edge of Ohrid lake with river Drim cross flowing both town and lake south to north. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Boats and rushes in the lake of Ohrid at Struga,about 15kms from city of Ohrid

Dusk with a small boat and rushes mirroring on Ohrid lake at Struga

Dusk with boats and rushes in the lake of Ohrid at Struga

Canoers in the lake of Ohrid at Struga

Partial view of Struga and river Drim from the terrace of the shopping center

Sceneries on the way to Depar and Mavrovo. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Monastery of St. John at Bigor (Jovan Bigorski) in district of Mavrovo National Park. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

River of Mavrovo in the homonymous national park

Artificial Mavrovo lake (Mavrovsko Ezero) in the homonymous national park

Lush vegetation at the springs of lake Ohrid aside to Saint Naum's monastery. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Boat tour at the springs of lake Ohrid close to Saint Naum's monastery. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Church of Saint Naum inside the homonymous monastery on the south eastern shore of Ohrid lake close to borders with Albania . DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Peacocks on the domes and surroundings at Saint Naum's. DO NOT CLICK, just DRAG ON to view/review background pic

Restored building that was used as the former French consulate

Jeni Mosque,from Ottoman occupation period in Bitola.

Entrance of Saint Dimitrios church in Bitola

Bitola,univercity and second largest city after capital Scopje, hosts many historically and architecturally interesting spots like the recently renovated central boulevard (Shirok Sokak) for pedastrians

Idiorhytmic solar clock (sundial) on a side wall at the square downtown Bitola.The design is owed to Alexander Shulevski member of the local astronomical society and judging from the indication at the time of my visit,it should be very accurate

Dating from 1902 one of the many abandoned/closed mansions and houses of characteristic architecture in Bitola (Monastiri in older times).The city located close to border with Greece used to host significant Greek community who fled leaving behind their properties around 1950

The clock tower in Bitola.

Girl at post Easter service chorus at Saint Dimitrios in Bitola

Bitola's recently renovated central boulevard is plainly and by far the most westernized and neat hotpoint of the whole city

Monument at square downtown Bitola