Ohrid – the pearl of the Balkans
If you come and visit Macedonia, you definitely need to visit Ohrid. Before writing the post for you, I had a look on Ohrid’s history, maybe I can share something interesting here. Well, this small beautiful country called Macedonia has had a lot of things happen in its history. A lot of war and a lot of social, religious and political pressure. And still, the country in itself it is so natural, attractive, sunny and warm. But let me come back to Ohrid. The city is considered the ‘treasure of Macedonia’ and it is known today as one of the best touristic places in the country. Ohrid is situated in the S-W part of Macedonia, on the banks of Lake Ohrid. The name of the place was initially Lychnidos and in Latin Lychnidus, a name given by the Greeks and which can be translated as the ‘city of light’ or ‘a precious stone that emits light’. After 879 AD, when the area was conquered by Slaves, the city took the name ...